Tempered Byzantium color palette — #E6DAED · #A420D5 · #885900 · #005F5E · #1A0026
Built around Orchid, softened by Ochre — the whole palette hums with optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Thistle (#E6DAED): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Orchid (#A420D5): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Ochre (#885900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Peacock (#005F5E): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Ink (#1A0026): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Byzantium 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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