Ancient Apricot color palette — #FFEADD · #FFB489 · #E48864 · #A96E62 · #3A342F

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEADD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Cantaloupe (#FFB489): A whisper-light, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Salmon (#E48864): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Mocha (#A96E62): A full-bodied, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#3A342F): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Sophistication, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Apricot 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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