Tempered Onyx color palette — #EEE5E9 · #9A878E · #5C725B · #451C00 · #040002
Built around Espresso, softened by Pewter — the whole palette hums with optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Rose Water (#EEE5E9): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Heather (#9A878E): A luminous, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
- Pewter (#5C725B): A full-bodied, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Espresso (#451C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Black (#040002): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered 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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