Ancient Apricot color palette — #EDDFD6 · #E38B1A · #805800 · #3F2F00 · #050400

Mustard takes the lead with Coffee close behind in a set that reads as optimism and balance at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EDDFD6): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Mustard (#E38B1A): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Coffee (#805800): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#3F2F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#050400): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Apricot 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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• Coral Thicket color palette (#F8E0DF, #FE6B4E, #A13C00, #492100, #080200)
• Softworn Tangerine color palette (#FFE4E3, #F67200, #AC7000, #625900, #0B1800)
• Tempered Field color palette (#ECD9DE, #D15043, #673D00, #2A2600, #001B15)
• Aged Apricot color palette (#FFF3E7, #FFAF89, #EF8C00, #8E6E00, #0C0500)
• Ancient Coast color palette (#FCF1DC, #927700, #205D00, #002C27, #000203)
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