Faded Archive color palette — #FBE2DD · #CE7300 · #906600 · #514E00 · #021000
Built around Mustard, softened by Ochre — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.
The five colors
- Rose Water (#FBE2DD): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Mustard (#CE7300): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Ochre (#906600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Deep Olive (#514E00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Ink (#021000): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Faded 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.
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