Ancient Byzantium color palette — #EDDBDE · #9C3BAD · #9E4100 · #004C71 · #040006
A conversation between Orchid and Burnt Sienna, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Shell Pink (#EDDBDE): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
- Orchid (#9C3BAD): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of neon signs at night.
- Burnt Sienna (#9E4100): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Navy (#004C71): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Black (#040006): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged warm.
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.
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