Ancient Scarlet color palette — #FAE7CE · #D52734 · #4D4300 · #11005B · #030100

Crimson takes the lead with Deep Indigo close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FAE7CE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Crimson (#D52734): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Deep Olive (#4D4300): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Deep Indigo (#11005B): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Black (#030100): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro, vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Scarlet 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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