Ancient Delta color palette — #FAE4D7 · #D48F31 · #782A03 · #331003 · #0B0301

Mustard takes the lead with Rust close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FAE4D7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mustard (#D48F31): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Rust (#782A03): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Onyx (#331003): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#0B0301): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged luxury, dark, muted, warm.

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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