Ancient Archive color palette — #F9DFC5 · #C1791E · #005D9D · #573200 · #000104

Built around Mustard, softened by Peacock — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F9DFC5): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Mustard (#C1791E): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Peacock (#005D9D): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Cocoa (#573200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Black (#000104): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, 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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