Faded Azure color palette — #FFF4E2 · #0096D9 · #5154AB · #703000 · #16365B

Built around Cerulean, softened by Cobalt — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFF4E2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Cerulean (#0096D9): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Cobalt (#5154AB): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Rust (#703000): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Navy (#16365B): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Azure 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.

Similar palettes

• Muted Courtyard color palette (#FDECD3, #5B85CF, #644C88, #5A3700, #42253A)
• Garnet Workshop color palette (#FFF4E2, #009EAD, #0064A4, #850025, #003C4C)
• Softworn Cobalt Cabin color palette (#F1DBB8, #077AD0, #4E3A8F, #4E2800, #10214A)
• Sunlit Lapis color palette (#FEF1D2, #00A5AE, #4F51BB, #473E00, #00202D)
• Wandering Mulberry Dune color palette (#DAFFF4, #0083D1, #8E2A79, #5B3600, #003B23)
• Ancient Orchard color palette (#DCFFEB, #00BEC8, #686FDA, #675C00, #003B50)
• Cobalt Courtyard color palette (#FBF4EA, #99D8F8, #3485C4, #00656E, #233E6F)
• Worn Workshop color palette (#EEE2ED, #005DDF, #3E1E32, #250E24, #051510)

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