Tempered Onyx color palette — #DFE9DE · #89A190 · #547A6A · #3E2500 · #030C02

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#DFE9DE): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Taupe (#89A190): A luminous, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Pewter (#547A6A): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Espresso (#3E2500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#030C02): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

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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