Ancient Onyx color palette — #F8E0CE · #91651C · #6D3300 · #4B0103 · #050300

Espresso and Ochre set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F8E0CE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#91651C): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Bronze (#6D3300): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#4B0103): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#050300): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Onyx 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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