Shadow Delta color palette — #D6DFFA · #530CD9 · #4C1800 · #20242A · #000B05
A conversation between Iris and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Frost (#D6DFFA): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
- Iris (#530CD9): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Espresso (#4C1800): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Onyx (#20242A): quiet, heavy and certain.
- Ink (#000B05): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Depth, Luxury. Tagged dark, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Shadow Delta 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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