Faded Drift color palette — #E7E4F2 · #956C00 · #BA003E · #180702 · #060000

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

The five colors

• Frost (#E7E4F2): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Ochre (#956C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ruby (#BA003E): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Ink (#180702): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Black (#060000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Drift 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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