Ancient Plum color palette — #F9E9E5 · #E9B4AF · #E08C6B · #AC416E · #43171A

A conversation between Magenta Rose and Salmon, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F9E9E5): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Rose Quartz (#E9B4AF): A luminous, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Salmon (#E08C6B): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Magenta Rose (#AC416E): A full-bodied, balanced rose — the color of strawberry cream.
• Espresso (#43171A): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged pastel, light, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Plum 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.

Similar palettes

• Mulberry Archive color palette (#FBD4D5, #E2A9BF, #E58695, #943E9A, #3E162E)
• Washed Plum color palette (#FFF1F2, #F2D5C2, #E99973, #A74F6E, #1F081E)
• Rust Ridge color palette (#FED8C0, #EDB284, #CC9F59, #B63B22, #411E04)
• Soft Lantern color palette (#FCDED1, #D49F89, #C37F39, #A70029, #2E0900)
• Timeworn Mulberry color palette (#F5D6D1, #E49F88, #B47D00, #752773, #390F15)
• Weathered Mustard color palette (#EEDAE1, #EEBF8E, #DFAE49, #A367AB, #3B0F10)
• Chalky Ember Market color palette (#FFF0E9, #FFCBA8, #F1AE47, #EB3C17, #5D2D0A)
• Washed Amber Workshop color palette (#EFDED3, #C18430, #712E00, #300F00, #070100)

Browse the whole catalog at Explore, or see today's palette.