Ancient Onyx color palette — #E9E1E2 · #9B8886 · #98583B · #490048 · #050001

A conversation between Royal Purple and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Parchment (#E9E1E2): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Gray (#9B8886): A luminous, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ochre (#98583B): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Royal Purple (#490048): A deep, shadowed, balanced pink — the color of neon signs at night.
• Black (#050001): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, 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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