Shell Study color palette — #FFF0FA · #F6BDD1 · #B9878A · #5E7B60 · #2D4738
A conversation between Carnation and Dusty Rose, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Blush (#FFF0FA): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
- Carnation (#F6BDD1): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
- Dusty Rose (#B9878A): A luminous, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
- Pewter (#5E7B60): A full-bodied, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Forest (#2D4738): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Shell Study 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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