Apricot Basin color palette — #F6D5E7 · #FFA397 · #FF8C56 · #D28800 · #271000

Apricot and Mustard set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F6D5E7): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.
• Melon (#FFA397): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Apricot (#FF8C56): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Mustard (#D28800): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#271000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged candy, vibrant, light, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Apricot 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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