Shadow Quarry color palette — #EBDECE · #625B1C · #3D2600 · #240600 · #020400

A conversation between Olive and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EBDECE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Olive (#625B1C): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Espresso (#3D2600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#240600): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#020400): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged earthy, warm, dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow Quarry 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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