Faded Plum color palette — #EFDAE1 · #BB003F · #6C1900 · #212000 · #120001

A conversation between Ruby and Oxblood, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EFDAE1): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Ruby (#BB003F): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Oxblood (#6C1900): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Onyx (#212000): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Ink (#120001): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro, vibrant, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded Plum 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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