Chalky Atelier color palette — #EFDECF · #E28A2B · #009798 · #B60042 · #311800

A conversation between Ruby and Mustard, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EFDECF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Mustard (#E28A2B): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Cerulean (#009798): A luminous, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Ruby (#B60042): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Onyx (#311800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chalky Atelier 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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