Ancient Basin color palette — #FFEBD8 · #E4C290 · #DF8E3F · #CB5718 · #423400
Built around Terracotta, softened by Mustard — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.
The five colors
- Cream (#FFEBD8): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Sand (#E4C290): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Mustard (#DF8E3F): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Terracotta (#CB5718): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Espresso (#423400): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Basin 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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