Hushed Onyx color palette — #F4E7E3 · #9C897C · #86651F · #540018 · #040000

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F4E7E3): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Gray (#9C897C): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Walnut (#86651F): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#540018): 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 Hushed 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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