Ancient Basin color palette — #F1DCC7 · #945900 · #005A9C · #512F00 · #000612

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F1DCC7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#945900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Peacock (#005A9C): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Espresso (#512F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#000612): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged 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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