Muted Archive color palette — #EFE0FF · #F9BA2D · #FFA096 · #774641 · #261824

Built around Saffron, softened by Melon — the whole palette hums with optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Thistle (#EFE0FF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
• Saffron (#F9BA2D): A whisper-light, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Melon (#FFA096): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Coffee (#774641): A full-bodied, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Onyx (#261824): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Muted 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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