Ancient Mustard color palette — #FFF3E5 · #EDAC00 · #997A00 · #534900 · #1D1D00

Built around Saffron, softened by Ochre — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFF3E5): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Saffron (#EDAC00): A luminous, vivid gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#997A00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Deep Olive (#534900): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Onyx (#1D1D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Mustard 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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