Faded Drift color palette — #FFD8D9 · #FFA69E · #EA8162 · #AA5C32 · #4D2500

A conversation between Salmon and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD8D9): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Rose Quartz (#FFA69E): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Salmon (#EA8162): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ochre (#AA5C32): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#4D2500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Drift 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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