Ancient Archive color palette — #FFDECE · #DE9248 · #896700 · #454000 · #192200

Apricot takes the lead with Ochre close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDECE): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Apricot (#DE9248): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#896700): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Olive (#454000): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Onyx (#192200): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

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.

Similar palettes

• Tempered Marigold Garden color palette (#F8EBD8, #BC9F15, #6D7500, #2D4D00, #00210F)
• Ancient Coral color palette (#FFDCDE, #F17F6A, #AF5700, #583600, #251C00)
• Tangerine Lantern color palette (#FFE0E6, #F5743B, #8B6500, #444900, #003D20)
• Marigold Field color palette (#FFE7DC, #FA9C2E, #B48200, #675D00, #313E00)
• Muted Amber Ridge color palette (#F3DBC9, #AE7F33, #6C5A00, #2F3000, #091300)
• Tempered Amber color palette (#DEFBE3, #CF7825, #706100, #00455C, #291800)
• Pale Marigold color palette (#E6F8E4, #FFB7A6, #E39800, #7C8E00, #261C00)
• Deep Lagoon color palette (#DDF5DF, #8C6200, #2E2B00, #180E00, #0A0104)

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