Ancient Lapis color palette — #FFEAD8 · #A65E00 · #484AC8 · #292684 · #020100

Iris takes the lead with Indigo close behind in a set that reads as optimism and creativity at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEAD8): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#A65E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Iris (#484AC8): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of wild irises.
• Indigo (#292684): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Black (#020100): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged cool.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Lapis 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.

Similar palettes

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• Feathered Navy color palette (#FEF6D4, #826D00, #003E88, #002353, #040001)
• Frosted Bronze Cabin color palette (#FFF0DD, #A36E00, #005474, #47002D, #050002)
• Weathered Orchid color palette (#FFF4DC, #B68B00, #B832DA, #772F8B, #130B00)
• Weathered Scarlet color palette (#FFE9E0, #D6002E, #006B81, #00404E, #040000)
• Chalky Mulberry color palette (#FEEAE6, #98004A, #004775, #1F0076, #080002)
• Timeworn Aubergine color palette (#FDE6EE, #754400, #004C58, #3C005C, #170A00)

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