Ancient Basin color palette — #F3DEDC · #B7CAFF · #FCA433 · #301A00 · #160008

Apricot and Lilac Frost set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F3DEDC): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Lilac Frost (#B7CAFF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Apricot (#FCA433): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#301A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#160008): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Basin 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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