Ancient Scarlet color palette — #F6EBDD · #CE0B0D · #006F79 · #050D12 · #000200

A conversation between Crimson and Teal, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Cream (#F6EBDD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Crimson (#CE0B0D): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Teal (#006F79): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Ink (#050D12): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Black (#000200): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Energy, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Scarlet 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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