Tempered Plum Basin color palette — #E2E1CD · #AC0097 · #612B00 · #002A32 · #2C0513
A conversation between Orchid and Rust, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Bone (#E2E1CD): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Orchid (#AC0097): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Rust (#612B00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Midnight (#002A32): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Ink (#2C0513): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro, vibrant, warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Plum Basin 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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