Ancient Delta color palette — #E8D7EB · #D1486B · #8C6D00 · #524197 · #330814
A conversation between Fuchsia and Indigo, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Thistle (#E8D7EB): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Fuchsia (#D1486B): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of embers at dusk.
- Ochre (#8C6D00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Indigo (#524197): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
- Ink (#330814): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged warm.
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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