Tempered Basin color palette — #C5E6EF · #AAD2FF · #E9803F · #542C14 · #2D1C26

A conversation between Tangerine and Lilac Frost, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Frost (#C5E6EF): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Lilac Frost (#AAD2FF): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Tangerine (#E9803F): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#542C14): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Onyx (#2D1C26): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant, 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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