Velvet Basalt color palette — #FAE1CC · #35433E · #552900 · #14160D · #090600
Built around Espresso, softened by Parchment — the whole palette hums with optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Parchment (#FAE1CC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Charcoal (#35433E): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Espresso (#552900): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Ink (#14160D): a grounded near-black with real depth.
- Ink (#090600): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Velvet Basalt 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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