Ancient Byzantium color palette — #FFEDCF · #A17900 · #A40FAA · #8A003A · #290F00
A conversation between Orchid and Wine, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Custard (#FFEDCF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Ochre (#A17900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Orchid (#A40FAA): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of a candy shop window.
- Wine (#8A003A): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of embers at dusk.
- Ink (#290F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged jewel, vibrant.
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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