INDEPENDENT STUDIO · SEOUL
Design with
today’s color.
A little space for fresh ideas. A considered palette for whatever comes next.
A little color. A new perspective.
Published Aug 16, 2026
Five colors, endless possibilities. Select a color to copy its HEX.
An earthy refill-shop palette of charcoal ink, pale linen, measured clay, muted glass blue, and gray-green. Made for jar labels, handwritten weights, product cards, and practical refill checkout screens.
The feeling
Recycled glass, linen labels, clay measures, and charcoal notes arranged into a grounded refill system
Explore this palette ↓Imagine a refill counter lined with recycled glass jars, folded paper labels, and weights written by hand after each container is filled. Bottle Green carries the soft, uneven color of thick reused glass, while Scale Charcoal gives every number and product name a steady hand-drawn clarity.
Linen Label creates clean paper surfaces without turning the whole shop beige. Measured Clay recalls terracotta scoops and pencil marks, and Sea Glass adds a cool translucent detail that keeps the material story fresh.
Use Bottle Green for the main counter, storefront background, and broad packaging bands. Set product names, refill weights, prices, form labels, and instructions in Scale Charcoal. Place dense ingredients, unit prices, and checkout summaries on Linen Label cards.
Use Measured Clay for quantity ticks, selected-size outlines, and small stamp shapes. Sea Glass works for jar illustrations, progress markers, and secondary icons. Begin with a 58/32/10 balance across the background, linen primary, and clay highlight, then add charcoal text and sea-glass details where the system needs them.
Scale Charcoal measures about 5.46:1 on Bottle Green, 15.31:1 on Linen Label, 4.59:1 on Measured Clay, and 6.08:1 on Sea Glass, so the designated text color passes normal-size AA on all four palette surfaces. Still test labels over real jar photography because reflections and liquid colors can change the effective background.
Linen Label on Measured Clay is only about 3.34:1, so it fails normal-size text even though it can support large bold display type. For small wording on clay, use Scale Charcoal instead at 4.59:1. Pair every refill status with words or symbols, and avoid letting green and blue alone distinguish container types.
A considered balance
Use Bottle Green for the broad storefront and counter field, Scale Charcoal for all essential copy, Linen Label for ingredient and checkout cards, Measured Clay for quantity ticks and selected outlines, and Sea Glass for jar illustrations and secondary markers. Keep small text in Scale Charcoal even when it sits on clay or blue details.
Start with a generous background, introduce your primary color, then use the highlight sparingly. The ratios are a guide for large surfaces, not a fixed recipe.
Background & breathing room
Cards, graphics & sections
Buttons & key signals
Background · Primary · Highlight. Use text and accent colors where their roles call for them.
Contrast is calculated for these specific pairs. Large text means at least 24 px regular or about 18.7 px bold. Check every pairing in your final design.
IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES
See how these five colors come together in a website, a poster, a brand, and a presentation. Explore a different palette and watch the mood change.
INDEPENDENT STUDIO · SEOUL
A little space for fresh ideas. A considered palette for whatever comes next.
THE POSTER STUDY
Big type, quiet space, and a single moment of color.
THE BRAND STUDY
THE PRESENTATION STUDY
A cover, a key message, and a plan. One palette brings the story together.
ONDA° / IDEAS IN MOTION
Make room for what comes next.
01 / 03 · THE VISION02 / 03 · THE IDEA
03 / 03 · THE NEXT STEP
From inspiration to creation
Add a considered color direction to the design you already have in mind. Your layout and instructions stay yours.
Try it in the design or AI tool you already use.
[Color guide — coloring.today / weights-beside-the-glass-jars] Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it. Text: Scale Charcoal #0C1210 Primary: Linen Label #ECE7D8 Highlight: Measured Clay #B8674F Accent: Sea Glass #6F9A98 Background: Bottle Green #788F84 Mood: Recycled glass, linen labels, clay measures, and charcoal notes arranged into a grounded refill system Suggested uses: Sustainable brands Application note: Use Bottle Green for the broad storefront and counter field, Scale Charcoal for all essential copy, Linen Label for ingredient and checkout cards, Measured Clay for quantity ticks and selected outlines, and Sea Glass for jar illustrations and secondary markers. Keep small text in Scale Charcoal even when it sits on clay or blue details. Avoid: The designated Scale Charcoal passes normal-size AA on all four palette colors. Linen Label on Measured Clay is only about 3.34:1, however, so reserve that reverse pairing for large bold display type; use Scale Charcoal on clay at 4.59:1 for small copy. Test any text over jar photography separately and do not communicate refill status through color alone. Use approximately 58% background, 32% primary, and 10% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles. Keep the original HEX values. Choose readable text/background pairings without silently changing the palette. Do not introduce unrelated colors.
[Color guide — coloring.today / weights-beside-the-glass-jars]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.
Text: Scale Charcoal #0C1210
Primary: Linen Label #ECE7D8
Highlight: Measured Clay #B8674F
Accent: Sea Glass #6F9A98
Background: Bottle Green #788F84
Mood: Recycled glass, linen labels, clay measures, and charcoal notes arranged into a grounded refill system
Suggested uses: Sustainable brands
Application note: Use Bottle Green for the broad storefront and counter field, Scale Charcoal for all essential copy, Linen Label for ingredient and checkout cards, Measured Clay for quantity ticks and selected outlines, and Sea Glass for jar illustrations and secondary markers. Keep small text in Scale Charcoal even when it sits on clay or blue details.
Avoid: The designated Scale Charcoal passes normal-size AA on all four palette colors. Linen Label on Measured Clay is only about 3.34:1, however, so reserve that reverse pairing for large bold display type; use Scale Charcoal on clay at 4.59:1 for small copy. Test any text over jar photography separately and do not communicate refill status through color alone.
Use approximately 58% background, 32% primary, and 10% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.
Use these semantic tokens consistently. Keep the original HEX values.
:root {
--color-text: #0C1210;
--color-primary: #ECE7D8;
--color-highlight: #B8674F;
--color-accent: #6F9A98;
--color-background: #788F84;
}
Background is the canvas, text is readable copy, primary is a key surface, highlight draws attention, and accent adds small secondary details.
[Color guide — coloring.today / weights-beside-the-glass-jars] Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it. Text: Scale Charcoal #0C1210 Primary: Linen Label #ECE7D8 Highlight: Measured Clay #B8674F Accent: Sea Glass #6F9A98 Background: Bottle Green #788F84 Mood: Recycled glass, linen labels, clay measures, and charcoal notes arranged into a grounded refill system Suggested uses: Sustainable brands Application note: Use Bottle Green for the broad storefront and counter field, Scale Charcoal for all essential copy, Linen Label for ingredient and checkout cards, Measured Clay for quantity ticks and selected outlines, and Sea Glass for jar illustrations and secondary markers. Keep small text in Scale Charcoal even when it sits on clay or blue details. Avoid: The designated Scale Charcoal passes normal-size AA on all four palette colors. Linen Label on Measured Clay is only about 3.34:1, however, so reserve that reverse pairing for large bold display type; use Scale Charcoal on clay at 4.59:1 for small copy. Test any text over jar photography separately and do not communicate refill status through color alone. Use approximately 58% background, 32% primary, and 10% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles. Text/background contrast: 5.46:1. This is one measured pair, not a guarantee for the whole palette. Check every actual text/background pairing against WCAG AA. Prefer readable combinations from the original colors, keep visible keyboard focus, and never communicate state through color alone. If no original pairing meets the requirement, propose a separately labeled derived color with its original HEX, proposed HEX, purpose and measured contrast. Never overwrite the source palette.
This guide preserves the original HEX values. Review the output before using it.
Bring it into your project
Copy the same colors as semantic CSS variables. Every preview and prompt on this page uses this palette.
:root {
--color-text: #0C1210;
--color-primary: #ECE7D8;
--color-highlight: #B8674F;
--color-accent: #6F9A98;
--color-background: #788F84;
}
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