Ancient Basin color palette — #EDF1FF · #CEB3DB · #A87A99 · #7B3B47 · #4D1600

Oxblood and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Ivory (#EDF1FF): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Lavender (#CEB3DB): A luminous, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Dusty Rose (#A87A99): A luminous, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.
• Oxblood (#7B3B47): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Espresso (#4D1600): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Warmth, Comfort, Sophistication. Tagged muted, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Basin 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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