Tempered Basin color palette — #FCF1D7 · #DB7B8B · #85660F · #27496A · #301E13

Rose takes the lead with Ochre close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#FCF1D7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Rose (#DB7B8B): A luminous, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Ochre (#85660F): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Navy (#27496A): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Onyx (#301E13): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged retro, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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