Shadow Study color palette — #EFD9E8 · #581400 · #160056 · #14001A · #060001

Deep Indigo takes the lead with Espresso close behind in a set that reads as creativity and depth at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EFD9E8): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Espresso (#581400): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Deep Indigo (#160056): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Ink (#14001A): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Black (#060001): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.

Feels like: Creativity, Depth, Luxury. Tagged jewel, vibrant, 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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