Ancient Archive color palette — #FFD9E0 · #FC787A · #CE3D1C · #7E2B00 · #361900

A conversation between Terracotta and Watermelon, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD9E0): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Watermelon (#FC787A): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#CE3D1C): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#7E2B00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#361900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Archive 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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