Ancient Ash color palette — #F2F4FF · #AFA1D6 · #BF8D8A · #8F7744 · #3A3C4B
A conversation between Mauve and Walnut, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Ivory (#F2F4FF): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Mauve (#AFA1D6): A luminous, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Dusty Rose (#BF8D8A): A luminous, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Walnut (#8F7744): A full-bodied, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Charcoal (#3A3C4B): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Ash 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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