Shadow Basalt color palette — #FFE7CF · #33413C · #4F2D00 · #12160E · #080600
A conversation between Espresso and Parchment, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Parchment (#FFE7CF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Charcoal (#33413C): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Espresso (#4F2D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ink (#12160E): quiet, heavy and certain.
- Ink (#080600): 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 Shadow 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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