Gentle Onyx color palette — #F9E6C8 · #796000 · #2A4700 · #001852 · #040400
Built around Midnight, softened by Olive — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.
The five colors
- Parchment (#F9E6C8): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Olive (#796000): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Deep Olive (#2A4700): A deep, shadowed, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Midnight (#001852): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Ink (#040400): 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 Gentle Onyx 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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