Faded Dune color palette — #FFE5D6 · #9D6300 · #742700 · #45021A · #080500

A conversation between Ochre and Rust, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE5D6): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#9D6300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Rust (#742700): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#45021A): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Ink (#080500): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Dune 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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