Faded Nightshade color palette — #FAEDD9 · #478EBB · #4C4DA6 · #682C00 · #3E2640

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FAEDD9): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Cerulean (#478EBB): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Indigo (#4C4DA6): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Rust (#682C00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#3E2640): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Nightshade 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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