Ancient Mustard color palette — #FFEEE7 · #D3AE5C · #823E35 · #392014 · #140905

Built around Gold, softened by Rust — the whole palette hums with optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEEE7): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Gold (#D3AE5C): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Rust (#823E35): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#392014): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#140905): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged luxury, dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Mustard 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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