Faded Basin color palette — #E8EAFB · #C8AAFF · #DD7400 · #976ED8 · #1A0510

A conversation between Tangerine and Amethyst, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Frost (#E8EAFB): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Lavender (#C8AAFF): A luminous, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Tangerine (#DD7400): A luminous, vivid gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Amethyst (#976ED8): A luminous, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Ink (#1A0510): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of strawberry cream.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged duotone.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded 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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