Ancient Scarlet color palette — #F1E5CE · #DA1C00 · #5E3A00 · #002022 · #030000

Built around Crimson, softened by Bronze — the whole palette hums with optimism and energy.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F1E5CE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Crimson (#DA1C00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#5E3A00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#002022): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Black (#030000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Optimism, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro, vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Scarlet 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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