Tempered Fern color palette — #EDF6E1 · #90ADD7 · #93688B · #455B19 · #3A2431

Olive takes the lead with Slate close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#EDF6E1): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Mauve (#90ADD7): A luminous, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Slate (#93688B): A full-bodied, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Olive (#455B19): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Espresso (#3A2431): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged retro, muted.

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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• Washed Loft color palette (#F7F0EB, #C8E4E4, #819EC6, #5B7350, #452E3C)
• Tempered Cypress Garden color palette (#E4FAFC, #9FC2E6, #AB82AC, #377D69, #3E475C)
• Hushed Lagoon color palette (#F7F1E5, #C4C6A9, #5B8F7F, #725B5A, #31322B)
• Aged Driftwood color palette (#FBE8EC, #9E6CAE, #483733, #261B1D, #100A0E)
• Worn Atelier color palette (#D0FFE3, #807FF8, #9B3863, #004941, #270F36)

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