Ancient Study color palette — #FDF0DE · #996500 · #006537 · #003E3D · #000F0A

A conversation between Ochre and Pine, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Cream (#FDF0DE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ochre (#996500): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Pine (#006537): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Deep Teal (#003E3D): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Ink (#000F0A): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged jewel, vibrant, muted.

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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