Gentle Archive color palette — #DBF1DF · #CD3256 · #534000 · #010160 · #030000
A conversation between Crimson and Deep Indigo, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#DBF1DF): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Crimson (#CD3256): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of late-summer berries.
- Deep Olive (#534000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Deep Indigo (#010160): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Black (#030000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro.
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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