Faded Mustard color palette — #F2E1D4 · #EDB520 · #C65C00 · #7C3700 · #1E0800

A conversation between Saffron and Terracotta, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F2E1D4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Saffron (#EDB520): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#C65C00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#7C3700): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#1E0800): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged luxury, dark, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Mustard 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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• Chalky Mustard color palette (#FFF0F9, #CDCA38, #953500, #390F00, #040002)
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• Bronze Dune color palette (#FAF4EE, #F2DAB4, #BC9575, #93602B, #35291D)
• Weathered Marigold color palette (#EAE6D2, #C99F3E, #656F00, #373D00, #030200)
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