Ancient Amber color palette — #FFDAE6 · #BB933E · #865200 · #522200 · #000502
A conversation between Mustard and Coffee, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.
The five colors
- Shell Pink (#FFDAE6): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
- Mustard (#BB933E): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Coffee (#865200): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Espresso (#522200): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Ink (#000502): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Amber 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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