Tempered Basalt Archive color palette — #E8E0E3 · #B5A4A9 · #718572 · #572A00 · #200D16
A conversation between Espresso and Driftwood, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Parchment (#E8E0E3): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Ash (#B5A4A9): A luminous, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
- Driftwood (#718572): A full-bodied, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Espresso (#572A00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ink (#200D16): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Basalt Archive 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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