Pale Onyx color palette — #F2E4DA · #996C26 · #6E3200 · #520005 · #1C1600

Espresso and Ochre set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F2E4DA): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#996C26): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Bronze (#6E3200): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#520005): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#1C1600): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale Onyx 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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