Tempered Basin color palette — #FBF0E2 · #CAB995 · #A5793D · #7F491A · #2F2C1E
Built around Mocha, softened by Coffee — the whole palette hums with optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Cream (#FBF0E2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Sand (#CAB995): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Mocha (#A5793D): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Coffee (#7F491A): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Espresso (#2F2C1E): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm, 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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