Ancient Archive color palette — #FFF1F3 · #FDD1D7 · #E499B3 · #A96A6A · #4D4541

A conversation between Ballet Pink and Mocha, giving this palette its sense of warmth and comfort.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FFF1F3): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Shell Pink (#FDD1D7): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Ballet Pink (#E499B3): A luminous, balanced rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Mocha (#A96A6A): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Charcoal (#4D4541): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Warmth, Comfort, Sophistication. Tagged light, muted, 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.

Similar palettes

• Mallow Harbor color palette (#FFF0FB, #E3D7E4, #CDA8DF, #996F98, #664545)
• Ancient Stone color palette (#FFF1F0, #EFD4C9, #EEA390, #A26F56, #6F4400)
• Peony Canyon color palette (#FFE0DF, #E9A9C4, #CA6988, #814552, #4B3029)
• Softworn Blush Loft color palette (#FFF2EF, #F7D2CA, #88DDDD, #CE7E95, #364D37)
• Soft Ember color palette (#FFF1F4, #FFA29D, #D0652D, #814500, #3E2B00)
• Hushed Rust color palette (#FFE2EB, #F57A8D, #C9372B, #7A3A00, #2E1900)
• Washed Rose color palette (#FFF0F8, #FFAEC6, #F94F5E, #AF3E00, #492400)
• Timeworn Harbor color palette (#FFF2EF, #FFD6C2, #CF8D4F, #836200, #4B4415)

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