Faded Lantern color palette — #FBE4CD · #CE9526 · #816100 · #493E00 · #1C1C00

Mustard and Ochre set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FBE4CD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Mustard (#CE9526): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ochre (#816100): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Deep Olive (#493E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Ink (#1C1C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Lantern 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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