Tempered Archive color palette — #F8D8B2 · #ECAA00 · #C98300 · #A35D01 · #342700

Saffron and Mustard set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Peach Cream (#F8D8B2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Saffron (#ECAA00): A luminous, vivid gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Mustard (#C98300): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#A35D01): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#342700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered Archive 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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