Ancient Terracotta Workshop color palette — #D8ECE4 · #A85CBA · #9D2800 · #003D56 · #2E001C

A conversation between Burnt Sienna and Orchid, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#D8ECE4): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Orchid (#A85CBA): A full-bodied, balanced pink — the color of neon signs at night.
• Burnt Sienna (#9D2800): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Deep Teal (#003D56): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Ink (#2E001C): A deep, shadowed, balanced rose — the color of a warm blush.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Creativity, Balance. Tagged retro.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Terracotta Workshop 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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