Ancient Study color palette — #F9E2B4 · #FF8B70 · #BF7F00 · #007A84 · #451B00

A conversation between Salmon and Mustard, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Peach Cream (#F9E2B4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Salmon (#FF8B70): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Mustard (#BF7F00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Teal (#007A84): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Espresso (#451B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Study 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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