Shadow Basalt color palette — #EBF3E7 · #005044 · #512B00 · #231C00 · #000604
A conversation between Espresso and Forest, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Cream (#EBF3E7): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Forest (#005044): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Espresso (#512B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Onyx (#231C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Ink (#000604): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged dark, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Shadow Basalt 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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