Pale Byzantium color palette — #CBEDEF · #A77400 · #9700F6 · #1D0102 · #040001
A conversation between Violet and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Frost (#CBEDEF): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Ochre (#A77400): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Violet (#9700F6): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Ink (#1D0102): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Black (#040001): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Pale 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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