Faded Archive color palette — #FCECE3 · #C77E00 · #795F00 · #383700 · #0A1200
A conversation between Mustard and Olive, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Cream (#FCECE3): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Mustard (#C77E00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Olive (#795F00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Forest (#383700): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Ink (#0A1200): 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 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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