Sunlit Basin color palette — #FBE4D7 · #9845BD · #80006F · #4A1C00 · #18001C

Orchid takes the lead with Mulberry close behind in a set that reads as optimism and creativity at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FBE4D7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Orchid (#9845BD): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Mulberry (#80006F): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Espresso (#4A1C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#18001C): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Sunlit Basin 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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