Tempered Denim color palette — #DCE5D9 · #008F93 · #405390 · #4E2C42 · #491700
Built around Peacock, softened by Cerulean — the whole palette hums with optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Parchment (#DCE5D9): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Cerulean (#008F93): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Peacock (#405390): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
- Charcoal (#4E2C42): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
- Espresso (#491700): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Denim 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.
Similar palettes
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- Onyx Veranda color palette (#C9F6FE, #4C8095, #225377, #371D4A, #270025)
- Wandering Cobalt color palette (#D9F1EF, #1F6EB6, #4A275C, #221D00, #001111)
- Airy Terracotta color palette (#E0F1FF, #0076A7, #9B2F00, #003E5B, #340A00)
- Timeworn Terracotta color palette (#D8E7D3, #73AD91, #528D9C, #963C3C, #3D2200)
- Hushed Loft color palette (#DDF2FA, #00647D, #6D4300, #403800, #00151C)
- Powder Market color palette (#CDF8F8, #89C6D4, #76829B, #6F5B65, #5C4243)
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