Shadow Study color palette — #D7E8DA · #936E00 · #392800 · #0A181B · #090500

Ochre and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#D7E8DA): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Ochre (#936E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#392800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#0A181B): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Ink (#090500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow 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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