Faded Basin color palette — #FAE4D5 · #EA8E0F · #B97500 · #855A00 · #3A2900

Apricot takes the lead with Mustard close behind in a set that reads as optimism and balance at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FAE4D5): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Apricot (#EA8E0F): A luminous, vivid gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mustard (#B97500): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ochre (#855A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#3A2900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded 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.

Similar palettes

• Weathered Harbor color palette (#FFD6CC, #E68E50, #B26C00, #614D00, #232300)
• Worn Mustard color palette (#EDE4CF, #C4A200, #998B00, #6F6C00, #303700)
• Sunlit Garden color palette (#F1DABB, #DBA43C, #00BBA0, #A97800, #003129)
• Quiet Ember color palette (#F2D7D5, #FE7C62, #DB5A30, #A44500, #4B2000)
• Amber Archive color palette (#FAE7AD, #E1BF4F, #B28E00, #775E00, #1D1500)
• Faded Quarry color palette (#E4DED1, #C79600, #46AD66, #CE5D64, #2A1D00)
• Pale Mustard color palette (#FFEBB8, #D9C678, #B2A84B, #8A8C3F, #474D25)
• Tempered Amber color palette (#FAEBCF, #E3DF9C, #8DD7A7, #C09246, #39362F)

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