Shell Study color palette — #E3FDEC · #FFB3C3 · #AB8D55 · #3D6693 · #41283B
Built around Ballet Pink, softened by Peacock — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#E3FDEC): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Ballet Pink (#FFB3C3): A whisper-light, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
- Caramel (#AB8D55): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Peacock (#3D6693): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Espresso (#41283B): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged retro, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Shell Study 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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