Gentle Courtyard color palette — #F8E9E1 · #996014 · #7A2300 · #49001E · #050300

Rust takes the lead with Ochre close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#F8E9E1): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Ochre (#996014): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Rust (#7A2300): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#49001E): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Ink (#050300): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Gentle Courtyard 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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