Ancient Study color palette — #EFE4D4 · #995000 · #483C00 · #002937 · #221200

Ochre and Deep Olive set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EFE4D4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#995000): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Deep Olive (#483C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Midnight (#002937): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Ink (#221200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged retro, muted.

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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