Faded Courtyard color palette — #F9E9DB · #985A00 · #0053A2 · #402300 · #000105

Indigo takes the lead with Ochre close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#F9E9DB): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#985A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Indigo (#0053A2): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Espresso (#402300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Black (#000105): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Courtyard 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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