Ancient Study color palette — #FBF0E0 · #8D6600 · #00695A · #440085 · #180700
A conversation between Royal Purple and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Cream (#FBF0E0): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Ochre (#8D6600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Pine (#00695A): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Royal Purple (#440085): A deep, shadowed, vivid violet — the color of wild irises.
- Ink (#180700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged jewel, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Study 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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