Tempered Basalt color palette — #DCE8DC · #9CAFA2 · #5F8A7A · #4C3100 · #0D170D
A conversation between Espresso and Fern, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Parchment (#DCE8DC): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Sage (#9CAFA2): A luminous, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Fern (#5F8A7A): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Espresso (#4C3100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Ink (#0D170D): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Basalt 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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