Velvet Canyon color palette — #FAE4D4 · #8B5000 · #4D3000 · #291A00 · #060300

Ochre takes the lead with Espresso close behind in a set that reads as optimism and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FAE4D4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#8B5000): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#4D3000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#291A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#060300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Velvet Canyon into a complete token system: semantic roles from primary to success, an 11-stop OKLCH scale per role, a WCAG AA/AAA and APCA contrast matrix, an auto-derived dark mode and 11 export formats including CSS custom properties, Tailwind, Figma Variables and shadcn/ui.

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