Ancient Iris color palette — #FAF2F9 · #DFD8F3 · #DD8360 · #6685D9 · #1E0E04

Periwinkle and Coral Clay set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FAF2F9): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Thistle (#DFD8F3): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Coral Clay (#DD8360): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Periwinkle (#6685D9): A luminous, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Ink (#1E0E04): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged duotone, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Iris 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

• Timeworn Iris Villa color palette (#FCF2F6, #F1D3EB, #BC9854, #9975CB, #1A1004)
• Wandering Studio color palette (#EEF8F2, #CAE2FF, #D18495, #0099BC, #1D0E0B)
• Sunlit Lilac color palette (#F3F5FB, #D5CEFF, #EE89B2, #A38DFA, #2A1F30)
• Dusty Magenta Balcony color palette (#FFF1F3, #FAC2FF, #AF8E00, #B93FC6, #100800)
• Ancient Blush color palette (#FFF2EF, #DB7E90, #B87853, #795600, #1E1120)
• Lapis Lantern color palette (#F7EFF3, #B3A9EB, #A95283, #6654A9, #190909)
• Hushed Driftwood color palette (#F1F9E6, #C4C5FF, #BD7B90, #297163, #432931)
• Worn Amethyst Summit color palette (#FFF0F8, #BFB9FF, #B06C00, #6F2EF7, #030100)

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