Garnet Basin color palette — #E4E1F5 · #8B61AA · #5E315C · #5E0700 · #371600

Espresso takes the lead with Slate close behind in a set that reads as optimism and creativity at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#E4E1F5): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Slate (#8B61AA): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Mulberry (#5E315C): A deep, shadowed, balanced pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Espresso (#5E0700): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#371600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Garnet Basin 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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