Chalky Byzantium color palette — #EDE3D3 · #CF0716 · #9C00A7 · #16020A · #040001
A conversation between Plum and Crimson, giving this palette its sense of creativity and energy.
The five colors
- Parchment (#EDE3D3): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Crimson (#CF0716): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Plum (#9C00A7): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of a candy shop window.
- Ink (#16020A): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of strawberry cream.
- Black (#040001): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
Feels like: Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Chalky Byzantium 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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