Shadow Study color palette — #EDDAEF · #A9003C · #361300 · #18041A · #060104

A conversation between Raspberry and Onyx, giving this palette its sense of optimism and depth.

The five colors

• Thistle (#EDDAEF): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Raspberry (#A9003C): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Onyx (#361300): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#18041A): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Ink (#060104): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.

Feels like: Optimism, Depth, Luxury. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow 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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