Tempered Onyx color palette — #E0E5D6 · #87B0B4 · #5F7B94 · #643C4A · #3F2401

A conversation between Espresso and Cocoa, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Parchment (#E0E5D6): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Ash (#87B0B4): A luminous, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Slate (#5F7B94): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Cocoa (#643C4A): A full-bodied, dusty rose — the color of strawberry cream.
• Espresso (#3F2401): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered Onyx 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

• Aged Cocoa Drift color palette (#CEF4FA, #7AA9BF, #627F9C, #784253, #63382D)
• Antique Cerulean color palette (#D1E8D9, #88B1C1, #687A9D, #385336, #1A2C19)
• Wandering Cocoa color palette (#E5FEDB, #A5DEED, #77A498, #825D57, #602B00)
• Hushed Chestnut color palette (#F8E4BA, #B2BD98, #719585, #80602A, #563E00)
• Pewter Pier color palette (#D7EDF4, #8590B4, #7C506D, #244726, #00211E)
• Aged Oat Garden color palette (#DBF8FF, #BAD0E4, #9594A8, #53695F, #30493E)
• Worn Bronze color palette (#DAECFA, #459BC9, #B66135, #005C82, #331000)
• Cobalt Lagoon color palette (#F7EFF3, #A4CEE8, #4A7EBC, #005D4F, #1D1B3D)

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