Ancient Delta color palette — #D4EDEA · #AB7800 · #B500C1 · #220605 · #070001

A conversation between Orchid and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#D4EDEA): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Ochre (#AB7800): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Orchid (#B500C1): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Ink (#220605): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Black (#070001): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Delta 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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