Mustard Basin color palette — #E8EBDA · #FAAF18 · #FF90AB · #6C4B44 · #221513

A conversation between Saffron and Ballet Pink, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#E8EBDA): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Saffron (#FAAF18): A luminous, vivid gold — the color of old brass.
• Ballet Pink (#FF90AB): A luminous, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Coffee (#6C4B44): A full-bodied, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#221513): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Mustard 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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