Sunlit Basin color palette — #FFE5CE · #CB8700 · #794A00 · #422700 · #281400

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#FFE5CE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mustard (#CB8700): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Bronze (#794A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#422700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#281400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged monochrome, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Sunlit 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.

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