Tempered Study color palette — #FCD0E0 · #008889 · #2E3DA7 · #4C2900 · #002935

A conversation between Indigo and Teal, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FCD0E0): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of strawberry cream.
• Teal (#008889): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Indigo (#2E3DA7): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Espresso (#4C2900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Midnight (#002935): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Calm, Balance. Tagged retro, cool.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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