Faded Archive color palette — #F9D8CA · #ED8900 · #9F6800 · #6C4F00 · #383000
Apricot and Ochre set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.
The five colors
- Shell Pink (#F9D8CA): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Apricot (#ED8900): A luminous, vivid gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Ochre (#9F6800): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Bronze (#6C4F00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Espresso (#383000): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Faded 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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