Obsidian Basalt Studio color palette — #EEE0D3 · #384743 · #562E00 · #161910 · #0D0700

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#EEE0D3): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Charcoal (#384743): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Espresso (#562E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#161910): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Ink (#0D0700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Obsidian Basalt Studio 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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