Ancient Apricot color palette — #FFECDD · #E8914D · #995600 · #542C00 · #1B0900
A conversation between Apricot and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.
The five colors
- Cream (#FFECDD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Apricot (#E8914D): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Ochre (#995600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Espresso (#542C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Ink (#1B0900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged monochrome, warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Apricot 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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