Faded Archive color palette — #E9FBE7 · #D48900 · #008B7C · #8400A0 · #452900
A conversation between Plum and Mustard, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Ivory (#E9FBE7): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Mustard (#D48900): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Fern (#008B7C): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Plum (#8400A0): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Espresso (#452900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Faded 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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