Pale Byzantium color palette — #F6EAD6 · #9B7500 · #9623E3 · #6D2F9E · #070400

A conversation between Violet and Plum, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F6EAD6): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#9B7500): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Violet (#9623E3): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Plum (#6D2F9E): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Ink (#070400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale Byzantium 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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• Aged Cabin color palette (#FFECDA, #C77B26, #5035DA, #9C064A, #0A0300)
• Pale Byzantium Orchard color palette (#E5E4CE, #85AF2A, #AE10AA, #905100, #100E00)
• Hazy Mulberry color palette (#FFE6D6, #DF6626, #005CB1, #920078, #0D0200)
• Pale Quarry color palette (#FFDED7, #E10067, #007D98, #6D24AC, #100003)
• Ancient Hollow color palette (#E7F4DB, #008060, #006B8D, #6C0089, #000201)
• Timeworn Mulberry color palette (#EBDEC5, #8A7400, #006793, #860062, #030200)

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