Ancient Amber color palette — #FADAE6 · #D46F52 · #856800 · #401B5D · #060001

A conversation between Coral Clay and Royal Purple, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FADAE6): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Coral Clay (#D46F52): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ochre (#856800): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Royal Purple (#401B5D): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Black (#060001): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged pastel, light.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Amber 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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