Ancient Plum color palette — #DFDEFD · #B772BA · #B20E49 · #6A2000 · #231500

Ruby takes the lead with Dusty Rose close behind in a set that reads as optimism and creativity at first glance.

The five colors

• Thistle (#DFDEFD): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Dusty Rose (#B772BA): A luminous, balanced pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Ruby (#B20E49): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Rust (#6A2000): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#231500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Plum 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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