Timeworn Byzantium color palette — #F8EADF · #C25E00 · #9800CB · #602B00 · #030005

Orchid and Terracotta set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Cream (#F8EADF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#C25E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Orchid (#9800CB): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of wild irises.
• Rust (#602B00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Black (#030005): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Timeworn 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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