Faded Basin color palette — #EFE3D4 · #BB8000 · #00957B · #835800 · #00140E

A conversation between Mustard and Fern, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EFE3D4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mustard (#BB8000): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Fern (#00957B): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Ochre (#835800): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#00140E): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged cool.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Basin 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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