Ancient Archive color palette — #FFDCCC · #E56E26 · #0061BC · #4E3FA0 · #2C0D00

A conversation between Coral Clay and Cobalt, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDCCC): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Coral Clay (#E56E26): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Cobalt (#0061BC): A full-bodied, vivid blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Indigo (#4E3FA0): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Ink (#2C0D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, Warmth, Comfort. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient 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.

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