Gentle Archive color palette — #ECDED4 · #A55400 · #8600AD · #592B00 · #2C003C
A conversation between Plum and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Parchment (#ECDED4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Ochre (#A55400): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Plum (#8600AD): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Espresso (#592B00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Deep Indigo (#2C003C): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Gentle 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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