Ancient Archive color palette — #EDD9E0 · #E17A78 · #AE6A00 · #695800 · #051E00

Ochre and Watermelon set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EDD9E0): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Watermelon (#E17A78): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ochre (#AE6A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Olive (#695800): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Ink (#051E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged 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.

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