Faded Basin color palette — #F3DFCF · #D18F46 · #B86300 · #913E00 · #211300

A conversation between Ochre and Burnt Sienna, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F3DFCF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mustard (#D18F46): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#B86300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Burnt Sienna (#913E00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#211300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance, Grounding. 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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