Ancient Basin color palette — #F8EED8 · #846F00 · #126798 · #4C386C · #2F2510
Built around Walnut, softened by Peacock — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.
The five colors
- Cream (#F8EED8): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Walnut (#846F00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Peacock (#126798): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Royal Purple (#4C386C): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Onyx (#2F2510): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Creativity, Balance. Tagged cool.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Basin 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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