Shadow Study color palette — #EDD9E0 · #00726F · #13247A · #170900 · #000102

Navy takes the lead with Teal close behind in a set that reads as creativity and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EDD9E0): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Teal (#00726F): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Navy (#13247A): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Ink (#170900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Black (#000102): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Creativity, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged retro, dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow 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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