Faded Basin color palette — #FFCFDF · #D4B45D · #CE8000 · #B15026 · #2A2B00

Mustard and Terracotta set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFCFDF): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Gold (#D4B45D): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Mustard (#CE8000): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#B15026): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Deep Forest (#2A2B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged earthy, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded 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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