Ancient Archive color palette — #E2FEE7 · #FFA48D · #B37800 · #00646D · #401D06

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

The five colors

• Honeydew (#E2FEE7): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Melon (#FFA48D): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Mustard (#B37800): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Peacock (#00646D): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Espresso (#401D06): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Archive 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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