Ancient Study color palette — #F9E8EC · #E81837 · #8D3000 · #4D2600 · #221500

Rose Red and Burnt Sienna set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Blush (#F9E8EC): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Rose Red (#E81837): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Burnt Sienna (#8D3000): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#4D2600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#221500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant, warm.

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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