Tempered Basin color palette — #FCF0E1 · #9E6B00 · #00634E · #152B8E · #510927
Indigo takes the lead with Ochre close behind in a set that reads as optimism and creativity at first glance.
The five colors
- Cream (#FCF0E1): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ochre (#9E6B00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Pine (#00634E): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Indigo (#152B8E): A deep, shadowed, vivid violet — the color of wild irises.
- Espresso (#510927): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged cool.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Basin 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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