Tempered Fern color palette — #EFDDD4 · #A9834E · #5F6017 · #003B4D · #000521
Built around Olive, softened by Caramel — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.
The five colors
- Parchment (#EFDDD4): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Caramel (#A9834E): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Olive (#5F6017): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Deep Teal (#003B4D): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Ink (#000521): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Fern 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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