Ancient Basin color palette — #FFE3CC · #A47137 · #7B4200 · #502000 · #130900

Bronze takes the lead with Ochre close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FFE3CC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#A47137): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Bronze (#7B4200): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#502000): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#130900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance, 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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