Faded Archive color palette — #EBE0FF · #C06371 · #935013 · #391759 · #060002

A conversation between Mocha and Royal Purple, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Thistle (#EBE0FF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
• Mocha (#C06371): A luminous, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Ochre (#935013): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Royal Purple (#391759): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Black (#060002): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.

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

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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