Butterscotch Diner

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Design that earns its keep

A tiny landing page, painted entirely with this palette so you can judge it doing real work.

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How the preview picks colors: the lightest swatch becomes the page background, the darkest becomes the text, and the most vivid becomes the button. Drag a chip onto any part of the mockup to override it — your arrangement is saved into this page's URL, so copying the link shares it.

Why it works

This is 1950s diner material culture in five swatches: butterscotch vinyl, caramel wood grain, malt-shake cream, and one teal booth. The teal is doing the historical heavy lifting — mid-century designers loved it against warm golds because the pairing is complementary but both sides stay slightly grayed, so it never buzzes. Umber holds the line work, making the set a gift to retro illustration.

Built around Caramel.

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Hex values
#c68a4b, #dfae6a, #f4e9d3, #3f8c85, #5a3d22
CSS custom properties
:root {
  --color-caramel: #c68a4b;
  --color-butterscotch: #dfae6a;
  --color-malt: #f4e9d3;
  --color-booth-teal: #3f8c85;
  --color-umber: #5a3d22;
}
Tailwind v4 theme
@theme {
  --color-caramel: #c68a4b;
  --color-butterscotch: #dfae6a;
  --color-malt: #f4e9d3;
  --color-booth-teal: #3f8c85;
  --color-umber: #5a3d22;
}
JSON
{
  "name": "Butterscotch Diner",
  "colors": [
    {
      "hex": "#c68a4b",
      "role": "caramel"
    },
    {
      "hex": "#dfae6a",
      "role": "butterscotch"
    },
    {
      "hex": "#f4e9d3",
      "role": "malt"
    },
    {
      "hex": "#3f8c85",
      "role": "booth-teal"
    },
    {
      "hex": "#5a3d22",
      "role": "umber"
    }
  ]
}

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