Tempered Drift color palette — #E9F6E8 · #BD8943 · #538CA1 · #5C5881 · #1C261B
A conversation between Mustard and Storm Blue, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Cream (#E9F6E8): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Mustard (#BD8943): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Storm Blue (#538CA1): A luminous, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Graphite (#5C5881): A full-bodied, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Onyx (#1C261B): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Drift 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.
Similar palettes
- Dusty Amber Cabin color palette (#FAEEF5, #D37959, #3E938B, #44617F, #2C1E27)
- Tempered Canyon color palette (#E6F6EF, #9BA355, #307E89, #53426D, #361E30)
- Patina Cabin color palette (#FCF4E9, #AF8945, #59859E, #306682, #533700)
- Aubergine Chapel color palette (#D9FCE5, #937900, #006FB6, #552E8F, #1A1300)
- Muted Canyon color palette (#FFF1C8, #C2C381, #79925D, #2D633F, #003325)
- Moss Loft color palette (#DAFAF4, #4A9D25, #716CA8, #723E5E, #051F1B)
- Aged Taupe Grove color palette (#FFF3E6, #CFA16C, #74AA87, #9C6883, #563500)
- Apricot Balcony color palette (#FFF1F9, #FEAC8A, #A7A7E3, #7C7DA8, #3C2C36)
Browse the whole catalog at Explore, or see today's palette.