Shadow Byzantium color palette — #FDDADF · #A226A5 · #471A1F · #2B0C13 · #110505

Built around Orchid, softened by Espresso — the whole palette hums with creativity and energy.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDDADF): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Orchid (#A226A5): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Espresso (#471A1F): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Ink (#2B0C13): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Ink (#110505): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

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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