Ancient Fern color palette — #E4F6E0 · #1F6D00 · #005961 · #543600 · #031700

A conversation between Olive and Cocoa, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#E4F6E0): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Olive (#1F6D00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Peacock (#005961): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Cocoa (#543600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#031700): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged cool.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Fern 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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