Ancient Ember color palette — #F6E7CE · #D06559 · #735600 · #0B376D · #281100

A conversation between Coral Clay and Navy, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F6E7CE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Coral Clay (#D06559): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coffee (#735600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Navy (#0B376D): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Ink (#281100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Ember 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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• Dusty Amber color palette (#FDECD4, #C66A05, #775300, #034E22, #352F2A)
• Aubergine Balcony color palette (#FEE8E1, #BB5860, #00663D, #401572, #1B082E)
• Powdered Coral Parlor color palette (#D6F9E0, #F17868, #94720A, #2C5787, #442436)
• Hushed Summit color palette (#F5E0D9, #B89D80, #7B7C38, #614055, #3B212C)
• Patina Thicket color palette (#EADDC9, #AC3700, #463B00, #070067, #0C0300)
• Weathered Olive color palette (#FAF0E3, #A1A56D, #457232, #603A3C, #221C03)

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