Ancient Straw color palette — #EAE796 · #FFBF9E · #94CEFF · #4D6A62 · #172824

Butter and Sky set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Butter (#EAE796): A whisper-light, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Cantaloupe (#FFBF9E): A whisper-light, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Sky (#94CEFF): A whisper-light, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Graphite (#4D6A62): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Onyx (#172824): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Straw 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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