Basalt Study color palette — #FFD8E5 · #86594B · #4C3600 · #001D3A · #11072A

A conversation between Deep Olive and Ink, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD8E5): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of strawberry cream.
• Pewter (#86594B): A full-bodied, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Deep Olive (#4C3600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Midnight (#001D3A): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Ink (#11072A): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Basalt Study 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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