Ancient Study color palette — #FFD7CE · #F16951 · #9C1F00 · #530202 · #330300

A conversation between Coral Clay and Burnt Sienna, giving this palette its sense of warmth and comfort.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD7CE): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Coral Clay (#F16951): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Burnt Sienna (#9C1F00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#530202): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#330300): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged monochrome, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Study 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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