Tempered Basin color palette — #FBF2F6 · #D7DDFB · #86A5DE · #2B8992 · #3E4761
Cornflower takes the lead with Cerulean close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.
The five colors
- Ivory (#FBF2F6): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Powder Blue (#D7DDFB): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Cornflower (#86A5DE): A luminous, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Cerulean (#2B8992): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Charcoal (#3E4761): A full-bodied, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Sophistication. Tagged coastal, cool, light, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Basin 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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