Ancient Dune color palette — #F8F1E5 · #C8B99C · #A17C3A · #6D532A · #322B1A

A conversation between Caramel and Coffee, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#F8F1E5): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Stone (#C8B99C): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Caramel (#A17C3A): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Coffee (#6D532A): A full-bodied, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#322B1A): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Dune 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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