Muted Courtyard color palette — #DCE0FF · #8A86A8 · #855877 · #6F280F · #2C1300

Rust takes the lead with Graphite close behind in a set that reads as creativity and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#DCE0FF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Slate Blue (#8A86A8): A luminous, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
• Graphite (#855877): A full-bodied, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Rust (#6F280F): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#2C1300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Creativity, Warmth, Comfort, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Muted Courtyard 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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