Ancient Lapis color palette — #FFF4DA · #C49C25 · #644BED · #4C41A8 · #120C00
A conversation between Iris and Indigo, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Custard (#FFF4DA): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Mustard (#C49C25): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Iris (#644BED): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Indigo (#4C41A8): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Ink (#120C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.
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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