Ancient Lapis color palette — #ECDFD4 · #DE8629 · #5D52D9 · #5756AA · #180900

Iris and Mustard set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Parchment (#ECDFD4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mustard (#DE8629): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Iris (#5D52D9): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of wild irises.
• Cobalt (#5756AA): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Ink (#180900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

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.

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