Ancient Mustard color palette — #FAECDF · #CFB259 · #8D531C · #4D2D10 · #1D140C

A conversation between Gold and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Cream (#FAECDF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Gold (#CFB259): A luminous, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Ochre (#8D531C): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#4D2D10): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#1D140C): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, 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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