Ancient Apricot color palette — #E8DAFE · #9CD2FF · #FF9F7A · #3C281B · #231B16
Built around Melon, softened by Sky — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.
The five colors
- Thistle (#E8DAFE): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Sky (#9CD2FF): A whisper-light, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Melon (#FF9F7A): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Espresso (#3C281B): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Onyx (#231B16): quiet, heavy and certain.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant, 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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