Ancient Archive color palette — #E5D9F3 · #F3A8A6 · #A0822C · #4B2B9F · #040001
A conversation between Indigo and Caramel, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Thistle (#E5D9F3): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
- Rose Quartz (#F3A8A6): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Caramel (#A0822C): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Indigo (#4B2B9F): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Black (#040001): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged pastel, light.
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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