Ancient Basin color palette — #E4F8E9 · #B2AE79 · #87733A · #395437 · #122821
A conversation between Walnut and Sage, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#E4F8E9): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Sage (#B2AE79): A luminous, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Walnut (#87733A): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Deep Olive (#395437): A full-bodied, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Onyx (#122821): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Sophistication, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm, muted.
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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