Ancient Courtyard color palette — #F5DFD1 · #AA7F00 · #783000 · #280B00 · #040100

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F5DFD1): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Mustard (#AA7F00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Rust (#783000): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#280B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Black (#040100): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Courtyard 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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