Basalt Study color palette — #F9F0EB · #D8C08F · #81544C · #531F00 · #1A120E

Espresso takes the lead with Sand close behind in a set that reads as optimism and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#F9F0EB): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Sand (#D8C08F): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Coffee (#81544C): A full-bodied, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#531F00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#1A120E): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged luxury, dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Basalt Study 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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