Ancient Byzantium color palette — #E5ECDE · #08A87E · #9700A0 · #18001A · #040001
Built around Plum, softened by Jade — the whole palette hums with creativity and energy.
The five colors
- Parchment (#E5ECDE): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Jade (#08A87E): A luminous, balanced teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Plum (#9700A0): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of neon signs at night.
- Ink (#18001A): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
- Black (#040001): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
Feels like: Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Byzantium 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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Browse the whole catalog at Explore, or see today's palette.