Dusty Archive color palette — #D9E6DC · #AB8400 · #009099 · #8C30A9 · #130C00

Plum takes the lead with Mustard close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#D9E6DC): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Mustard (#AB8400): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Cerulean (#009099): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Plum (#8C30A9): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Ink (#130C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged cool.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Dusty Archive 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.

Similar palettes

• Byzantium Villa color palette (#DBEFE9, #7A9F10, #009095, #9300A9, #091000)
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• Tempered Mulberry color palette (#ECDBEC, #C18E0E, #17955F, #88006C, #171800)
• Aubergine Drift color palette (#EDDEC8, #8D6800, #006A8D, #500F9C, #140C00)
• Weathered Ultramarine color palette (#F2DCE9, #E36325, #009665, #1553C8, #1D0500)
• Feathered Atelier color palette (#D4EEE3, #8A9300, #1C8843, #006A9B, #0D0F00)
• Powdered Byzantium Meadow color palette (#C4EEEC, #14C86C, #00ACAF, #B600CF, #002710)
• Pale Bronze Villa color palette (#F8EBEF, #DA9A54, #00949E, #A66500, #000407)

Browse the whole catalog at Explore, or see today's palette.