Ancient Basalt color palette — #EAE0E2 · #CAAAAB · #A78382 · #5F2D5F · #160508

Mulberry takes the lead with Heather close behind in a set that reads as creativity and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EAE0E2): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Rosewood Mist (#CAAAAB): A luminous, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Heather (#A78382): A luminous, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Mulberry (#5F2D5F): A deep, shadowed, balanced pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Ink (#160508): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.

Feels like: Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Basalt 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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