Tempered Onyx color palette — #E8DADF · #8E9F91 · #5B786A · #402300 · #100609

Built around Espresso, softened by Pewter — the whole palette hums with optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Silver (#E8DADF): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Taupe (#8E9F91): A luminous, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Pewter (#5B786A): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Espresso (#402300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#100609): 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 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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