Tempered Archive color palette — #FDDEDE · #AE4200 · #633B00 · #362600 · #090800

Terracotta and Bronze set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDDEDE): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Terracotta (#AE4200): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#633B00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#362600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#090800): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered Archive 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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