Ancient Mustard color palette — #EFE3CF · #F0B306 · #9D7900 · #624A00 · #160E00

Saffron and Ochre set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EFE3CF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Saffron (#F0B306): A luminous, vivid gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#9D7900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Bronze (#624A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#160E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged luxury, dark.

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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