Tempered Basin color palette — #DBE2F4 · #5A0EF4 · #75003B · #4D1600 · #030200
Iris and Mulberry set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Frost (#DBE2F4): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Iris (#5A0EF4): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Mulberry (#75003B): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
- Espresso (#4D1600): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Black (#030200): quiet, heavy and certain.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged jewel, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Basin 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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