Faded Courtyard color palette — #D5F6FF · #936E00 · #3F31FF · #1B0417 · #010206

Iris takes the lead with Ochre close behind in a set that reads as optimism and creativity at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#D5F6FF): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Ochre (#936E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Iris (#3F31FF): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Ink (#1B0417): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Black (#010206): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Courtyard 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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