Faded Archive color palette — #FFEFE5 · #FFB1BE · #FB7D2A · #AA8A00 · #331B00

Tangerine and Mustard set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEFE5): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ballet Pink (#FFB1BE): A whisper-light, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Tangerine (#FB7D2A): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Mustard (#AA8A00): A luminous, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Onyx (#331B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

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.

Similar palettes

• Frosted Atelier color palette (#FFF3E7, #FFBFB5, #FF9B46, #A79800, #482C00)
• Worn Garden color palette (#FFF0F8, #FFD0D5, #FFA16A, #B79000, #1C0B00)
• Faded Parlor color palette (#FFEBE5, #FC9CD4, #FF808C, #CC6D00, #46130E)
• Washed Amber Loft color palette (#F6E7DD, #D08932, #926900, #5B4900, #2F2F00)
• Worn Moss color palette (#FFF2D4, #FFB37A, #C6A400, #5CA100, #282700)
• Tangerine Loft color palette (#F5E4C2, #EF7A00, #A58300, #3C7700, #0A0900)
• Dusty Station color palette (#FFF1E9, #FF78CE, #DC5F00, #637300, #301A00)
• Hushed Harbor color palette (#EFDED7, #BF9D76, #8A8751, #006276, #422944)

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