Ancient Crimson color palette — #CFE7D3 · #9C7A00 · #D3003B · #1C0002 · #040000

Built around Crimson, softened by Ochre — the whole palette hums with optimism and energy.

The five colors

• Celadon Mist (#CFE7D3): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Ochre (#9C7A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Crimson (#D3003B): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Ink (#1C0002): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Black (#040000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Crimson 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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