Faded Almanac Color Palette

Everything dialed back like a sun-bleached photograph — sepia cream, dusty rose, faded mustard, washed teal, and chalky denim blue. The low saturation gives it that nostalgic, slightly melancholy mid-century feel where no color shouts. For retro editorial, old-postcard illustration, and muted brand kits.

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Color theory

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Use it for

retro editorialvintage illustrationmuted brandingpostcards

Code formats

CSS
:root {
  --vintage-faded-1: #EDE3CF;
  --vintage-faded-2: #DFD2B8;
  --vintage-faded-3: #CFBF9E;
  --vintage-faded-4: #BCAA86;
  --vintage-faded-5: #A89470;
  --vintage-faded-6: #937F5C;
  --vintage-faded-7: #C49A95;
  --vintage-faded-8: #B38882;
  --vintage-faded-9: #A27770;
  --vintage-faded-10: #90665F;
  --vintage-faded-11: #7D554F;
  --vintage-faded-12: #6B453F;
  --vintage-faded-13: #C2A85C;
  --vintage-faded-14: #B0974D;
  --vintage-faded-15: #9E8640;
  --vintage-faded-16: #8A7434;
  --vintage-faded-17: #76632A;
  --vintage-faded-18: #625321;
  --vintage-faded-19: #7FA3A0;
  --vintage-faded-20: #6F938F;
  --vintage-faded-21: #60837F;
  --vintage-faded-22: #52736F;
  --vintage-faded-23: #44635F;
  --vintage-faded-24: #37534F;
  --vintage-faded-25: #8898A8;
  --vintage-faded-26: #788998;
  --vintage-faded-27: #697A88;
  --vintage-faded-28: #5A6B78;
  --vintage-faded-29: #4C5D68;
  --vintage-faded-30: #3E4E58;
}
SCSS
$vintage-faded-1: #EDE3CF;
$vintage-faded-2: #DFD2B8;
$vintage-faded-3: #CFBF9E;
$vintage-faded-4: #BCAA86;
$vintage-faded-5: #A89470;
$vintage-faded-6: #937F5C;
$vintage-faded-7: #C49A95;
$vintage-faded-8: #B38882;
$vintage-faded-9: #A27770;
$vintage-faded-10: #90665F;
$vintage-faded-11: #7D554F;
$vintage-faded-12: #6B453F;
$vintage-faded-13: #C2A85C;
$vintage-faded-14: #B0974D;
$vintage-faded-15: #9E8640;
$vintage-faded-16: #8A7434;
$vintage-faded-17: #76632A;
$vintage-faded-18: #625321;
$vintage-faded-19: #7FA3A0;
$vintage-faded-20: #6F938F;
$vintage-faded-21: #60837F;
$vintage-faded-22: #52736F;
$vintage-faded-23: #44635F;
$vintage-faded-24: #37534F;
$vintage-faded-25: #8898A8;
$vintage-faded-26: #788998;
$vintage-faded-27: #697A88;
$vintage-faded-28: #5A6B78;
$vintage-faded-29: #4C5D68;
$vintage-faded-30: #3E4E58;
Tailwind
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'vintage-faded': {
          '1': '#EDE3CF',
          '2': '#DFD2B8',
          '3': '#CFBF9E',
          '4': '#BCAA86',
          '5': '#A89470',
          '6': '#937F5C',
          '7': '#C49A95',
          '8': '#B38882',
          '9': '#A27770',
          '10': '#90665F',
          '11': '#7D554F',
          '12': '#6B453F',
          '13': '#C2A85C',
          '14': '#B0974D',
          '15': '#9E8640',
          '16': '#8A7434',
          '17': '#76632A',
          '18': '#625321',
          '19': '#7FA3A0',
          '20': '#6F938F',
          '21': '#60837F',
          '22': '#52736F',
          '23': '#44635F',
          '24': '#37534F',
          '25': '#8898A8',
          '26': '#788998',
          '27': '#697A88',
          '28': '#5A6B78',
          '29': '#4C5D68',
          '30': '#3E4E58',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};
JSON
{
  "name": "Faded Almanac",
  "colors": [
    "#EDE3CF",
    "#DFD2B8",
    "#CFBF9E",
    "#BCAA86",
    "#A89470",
    "#937F5C",
    "#C49A95",
    "#B38882",
    "#A27770",
    "#90665F",
    "#7D554F",
    "#6B453F",
    "#C2A85C",
    "#B0974D",
    "#9E8640",
    "#8A7434",
    "#76632A",
    "#625321",
    "#7FA3A0",
    "#6F938F",
    "#60837F",
    "#52736F",
    "#44635F",
    "#37534F",
    "#8898A8",
    "#788998",
    "#697A88",
    "#5A6B78",
    "#4C5D68",
    "#3E4E58"
  ]
}
Hex list
#EDE3CF
#DFD2B8
#CFBF9E
#BCAA86
#A89470
#937F5C
#C49A95
#B38882
#A27770
#90665F
#7D554F
#6B453F
#C2A85C
#B0974D
#9E8640
#8A7434
#76632A
#625321
#7FA3A0
#6F938F
#60837F
#52736F
#44635F
#37534F
#8898A8
#788998
#697A88
#5A6B78
#4C5D68
#3E4E58

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