Ancient Alley color palette — #FFF1F5 · #FFBDC9 · #FC3D11 · #A94700 · #4D2E00
A conversation between Scarlet and Terracotta, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.
The five colors
- Ivory (#FFF1F5): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Ballet Pink (#FFBDC9): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
- Scarlet (#FC3D11): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Terracotta (#A94700): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Espresso (#4D2E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant, warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Alley 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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- Ember Quarry color palette (#FFD8D3, #E96A00, #8F4D00, #4E3400, #141200)
- Dusty Scarlet color palette (#FFD4DD, #EF676E, #CC2522, #882D00, #4F3A00)
- Hushed Rust Hollow color palette (#FFDAE5, #FE7772, #D64A00, #663500, #271900)
- Rust Alley color palette (#FFF2EB, #FFB199, #0AC4E4, #D54200, #00353F)
- Softworn Bronze Station color palette (#FFEADF, #B06900, #664C00, #242200, #020300)
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