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Bleached Denim

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No two colors here reach 4.5:1 for body text. Set text in white or black instead — each swatch's HEX is drawn in whichever reads better.

The palette of denim that has been through a thousand washes: faded indigo, powder blue, off-white chalk, warm ecru, and the pale amber of sun-bleached thread. Effortless, lived-in, and warm.

Bleached Denim is a palette about material aging and wear history. Each color represents a stage in the fading process: the dark indigo of new denim, the mid-blue of frequent wear, the powder blue of vintage pieces, and the chalk and ecru of near-total bleaching. The palette works in fashion, lifestyle, and casual brand contexts where authenticity and ease are the intended character.

DenimVintageCasual
Why this set works

Washed indigo, powder blue, chalk, and faded amber — the lived-in palette of vintage denim and sun-faded textiles.

Fashion and lifestyle brands
Casual editorial
Vintage-inspired product photography
Prompt words
vintage denim editorial in faded indigo and powder bluelived-in casual palette in washed blue and off-whitesun-bleached textile palette for lifestyle brand
Export ready
1. Indigo Silk Muted #9FA4BC
2. Cobalt Bloom Muted #B7BECD
3. Azure Pearl Soft #C8DBE4
4. Cool Gray Bloom #BEC2C5
5. Amber Whisper Soft #F5F3EA
6. Warm Gray Veil #FAFAFA
:root {
  --bleached-denim-1: #9FA4BC;
  --bleached-denim-2: #B7BECD;
  --bleached-denim-3: #C8DBE4;
  --bleached-denim-4: #BEC2C5;
  --bleached-denim-5: #F5F3EA;
  --bleached-denim-6: #FAFAFA;
}
Dark mode pairs
#9FA4BC
#525770
#B7BECD
#292E38
#C8DBE4
#141F24
#BEC2C5
#2E3133
#F5F3EA
#211E12
#FAFAFA
#1A1A1A
WCAG contrast audit

WCAG contrast ratios for all palette color pairs against white and black text.

#9FA4BC
2.5:1 Fail
8.5:1 AAA
#B7BECD
1.9:1 Fail
11.3:1 AAA
#C8DBE4
1.4:1 Fail
14.7:1 AAA
#BEC2C5
1.8:1 Fail
11.7:1 AAA
#F5F3EA
1.1:1 Fail
18.9:1 AAA
#FAFAFA
1:1 Fail
20.1:1 AAA

Color-on-color pairs:

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1.7:1 Fail
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1.4:1 Fail
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2.2:1 Fail
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2.4:1 Fail
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1.3:1 Fail
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1:1 Fail
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1.7:1 Fail
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1.8:1 Fail
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1.3:1 Fail
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1.3:1 Fail
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1.4:1 Fail
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1.6:1 Fail
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1.1:1 Fail

Palette

Each swatch links back to its individual archive detail page.

Back to collections
1
Indigo Silk Muted
#9FA4BC
Blue · hsl(230, 18%, 68%)
2
Cobalt Bloom Muted
#B7BECD
Blue · hsl(220, 18%, 76%)
3
Azure Pearl Soft
#C8DBE4
Blue · hsl(200, 34%, 84%)
4
Cool Gray Bloom
#BEC2C5
Blue · hsl(210, 6%, 76%)
5
Amber Whisper Soft
#F5F3EA
Yellow · hsl(50, 34%, 94%)
6
Warm Gray Veil
#FAFAFA
Orange · hsl(30, 6%, 98%)

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