Faded Denim Archive color palette — #F9E2CC · #009195 · #004EA4 · #492800 · #00151C

Indigo and Cerulean set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F9E2CC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Cerulean (#009195): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
• Indigo (#004EA4): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Espresso (#492800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#00151C): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged retro.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Denim 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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