Ancient Study color palette — #FFE8EB · #F2566C · #B80023 · #7E0800 · #452700

Ruby and Scarlet set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE8EB): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Scarlet (#F2566C): A luminous, vivid red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Ruby (#B80023): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Oxblood (#7E0800): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#452700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Study 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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