Wandering Basin color palette — #FAECDA · #C69A42 · #513600 · #1D2623 · #0D0600

Mustard takes the lead with Cocoa close behind in a set that reads as optimism and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#FAECDA): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mustard (#C69A42): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Cocoa (#513600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#1D2623): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Ink (#0D0600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged luxury, dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Wandering 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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