Faded Archive color palette — #F9E6D2 · #C47900 · #C23ABF · #8A5400 · #20001F
A conversation between Orchid and Mustard, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Parchment (#F9E6D2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Mustard (#C47900): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Orchid (#C23ABF): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of a candy shop window.
- Ochre (#8A5400): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ink (#20001F): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.
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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