Ancient Byzantium color palette — #E2E1EF · #9B25C4 · #645D00 · #004731 · #15001F
A conversation between Orchid and Olive, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Frost (#E2E1EF): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Orchid (#9B25C4): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Olive (#645D00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Forest (#004731): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Ink (#15001F): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Byzantium 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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- Feathered Raspberry color palette (#EADAF9, #D02894, #245A00, #004543, #1B0010)
- Plum Alley color palette (#EDD7F8, #C91473, #5C4A00, #003431, #0D0035)
- Hushed Orchid color palette (#FFD9E3, #BB43E8, #887800, #00684E, #2C1236)
- Lapis Cabin color palette (#FCD8F0, #5437FA, #5A5D00, #004454, #181943)
- Aged Peony Drift color palette (#F7F3FF, #D659C1, #B66800, #006354, #1C0018)
- Muted Plum color palette (#F4E2F6, #B64D62, #00784C, #004C5F, #19081C)
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