Ancient Denim color palette — #FBF4E7 · #AF9956 · #008B81 · #654B94 · #342214
A conversation between Plum and Fern, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Cream (#FBF4E7): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Moss (#AF9956): A luminous, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Fern (#008B81): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
- Plum (#654B94): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Onyx (#342214): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged jewel, vibrant, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Denim 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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