Ancient Basin color palette — #EBDECD · #A77400 · #6650D3 · #5E4000 · #12013C
Iris takes the lead with Ochre close behind in a set that reads as optimism and creativity at first glance.
The five colors
- Parchment (#EBDECD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ochre (#A77400): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Iris (#6650D3): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of wild irises.
- Bronze (#5E4000): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Deep Indigo (#12013C): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, 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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