Ancient Mustard color palette — #E7FBEC · #E1B356 · #816500 · #493800 · #0E1F14
A conversation between Gold and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.
The five colors
- Ivory (#E7FBEC): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Gold (#E1B356): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ochre (#816500): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Deep Olive (#493800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ink (#0E1F14): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
Feels like: Optimism, Balance. 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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