Washed Onyx color palette — #E8E1DF · #9B8980 · #8F5F26 · #53001E · #040000

A conversation between Espresso and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Parchment (#E8E1DF): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Gray (#9B8980): A luminous, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ochre (#8F5F26): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#53001E): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Black (#040000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Washed 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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