Pale Basin color palette — #ECDBE3 · #CC9223 · #A55B2F · #78343C · #002C1D

Built around Mustard, softened by Ochre — the whole palette hums with optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#ECDBE3): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Mustard (#CC9223): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#A55B2F): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Oxblood (#78343C): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Deep Forest (#002C1D): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale 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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Browse the whole catalog at Explore, or see today's palette.