Shadow Byzantium color palette — #F3DDE1 · #9C33AF · #551A29 · #110015 · #050100

Orchid takes the lead with Espresso close behind in a set that reads as creativity and energy at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F3DDE1): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Orchid (#9C33AF): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Espresso (#551A29): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Ink (#110015): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.
• Black (#050100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Creativity, Energy, Depth, Luxury. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow Byzantium 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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