Ancient Onyx color palette — #F8E9E6 · #9E8880 · #975938 · #53001C · #040000
Built around Espresso, softened by Ochre — the whole palette hums with optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Rose Water (#F8E9E6): bright and airy, almost weightless.
- Gray (#9E8880): A luminous, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Ochre (#975938): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Espresso (#53001C): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
- Black (#040000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Onyx 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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