Ancient Study color palette — #EADBE4 · #D88A45 · #C25836 · #893F4B · #1F1400
A conversation between Terracotta and Mustard, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.
The five colors
- Silver (#EADBE4): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Mustard (#D88A45): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Terracotta (#C25836): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Garnet (#893F4B): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
- Ink (#1F1400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, 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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