Tempered Fern color palette — #F5E7D2 · #A58633 · #496616 · #173867 · #1C1800
A conversation between Olive and Caramel, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Parchment (#F5E7D2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Caramel (#A58633): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Olive (#496616): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Navy (#173867): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Ink (#1C1800): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged retro.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Fern 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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