Ancient Basin color palette — #E4EDE4 · #93A599 · #608577 · #4B3000 · #010601
A conversation between Espresso and Storm Blue, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Cream (#E4EDE4): bright and airy, almost weightless.
- Taupe (#93A599): A luminous, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Storm Blue (#608577): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Espresso (#4B3000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Ink (#010601): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.
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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