Shadow Onyx color palette — #EFE3D9 · #4E2A00 · #270043 · #190010 · #040000
A conversation between Deep Indigo and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Parchment (#EFE3D9): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Espresso (#4E2A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Deep Indigo (#270043): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Ink (#190010): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
- Black (#040000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged jewel, vibrant, dark, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Shadow Onyx 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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