Nocturne Onyx color palette — #FBD8E6 · #424A3E · #472300 · #1A1D13 · #070400

A conversation between Espresso and Shell Pink, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FBD8E6): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Charcoal (#424A3E): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Espresso (#472300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#1A1D13): quiet, heavy and certain.
• Ink (#070400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Nocturne Onyx 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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