Gentle Study color palette — #FFF0D8 · #009DD6 · #4044E0 · #6A2500 · #00221C
A conversation between Iris and Cerulean, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Cream (#FFF0D8): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Cerulean (#009DD6): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Iris (#4044E0): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Rust (#6A2500): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Onyx (#00221C): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, Calm, Energy. Tagged retro, vibrant, cool.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Gentle 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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