Ancient Delta color palette — #D3F5FF · #CB990E · #004545 · #262229 · #000A0A

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

The five colors

• Frost (#D3F5FF): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Mustard (#CB990E): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Forest (#004545): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Onyx (#262229): quiet, heavy and certain.
• Ink (#000A0A): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Delta 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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