Ancient Cocoa color palette — #FCE5D5 · #8F6440 · #6E3100 · #421200 · #070200

Rust and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FCE5D5): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Walnut (#8F6440): A full-bodied, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Rust (#6E3100): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#421200): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#070200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Cocoa 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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