Tempered Study color palette — #EFDDCB · #B19457 · #885829 · #5B3125 · #1F1701

Built around Ochre, softened by Caramel — the whole palette hums with optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EFDDCB): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Caramel (#B19457): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#885829): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Cocoa (#5B3125): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#1F1701): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered Study 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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