Ancient Drift color palette — #DDE4D0 · #A57C00 · #004427 · #001409 · #010200

Ochre takes the lead with Forest close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#DDE4D0): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Ochre (#A57C00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Forest (#004427): A deep, shadowed, balanced teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Ink (#001409): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Black (#010200): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Drift 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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