Tempered Basin color palette — #F2E0C8 · #C08400 · #6D5600 · #473006 · #0F0408
Built around Mustard, softened by Coffee — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.
The five colors
- Parchment (#F2E0C8): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Mustard (#C08400): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Coffee (#6D5600): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Espresso (#473006): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Ink (#0F0408): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Basin 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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