Ancient Apricot color palette — #FDECCF · #FF9C83 · #B1942B · #5177A4 · #352F2A

Melon takes the lead with Mustard close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#FDECCF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Melon (#FF9C83): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Mustard (#B1942B): A luminous, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Slate (#5177A4): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Espresso (#352F2A): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Apricot 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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