Faded Plum color palette — #FFEDEA · #EDD4B6 · #DBAF55 · #A03A9D · #461019

Orchid and Gold set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEDEA): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Wheat (#EDD4B6): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Gold (#DBAF55): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Orchid (#A03A9D): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Espresso (#461019): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged pastel, light.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Plum 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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