Pale Drift color palette — #C6E2F7 · #0089BC · #935C00 · #00506F · #3C2200
A conversation between Cerulean and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Powder Blue (#C6E2F7): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Cerulean (#0089BC): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Ochre (#935C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Peacock (#00506F): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Espresso (#3C2200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Calm, Balance. Tagged cool.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Pale Drift 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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