Faded Archive color palette — #F1DCAF · #008698 · #004E8C · #5C161B · #002936
Peacock and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.
The five colors
- Peach Cream (#F1DCAF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Cerulean (#008698): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Peacock (#004E8C): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Espresso (#5C161B): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Midnight (#002936): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Calm, Balance. Tagged retro, cool.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Faded 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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