Ancient Archive color palette — #FFF0D0 · #AB8F00 · #5D6900 · #004844 · #201D00
Mustard takes the lead with Olive close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.
The five colors
- Custard (#FFF0D0): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Mustard (#AB8F00): A luminous, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Olive (#5D6900): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Forest (#004844): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Onyx (#201D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, 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.
Similar palettes
- Patina Garden color palette (#FCF2D1, #7CA100, #007624, #004655, #102200)
- Dusty Olive Summit color palette (#E9E3D4, #837C00, #3B5600, #003335, #0E1000)
- Hushed Basin color palette (#DFFFE1, #BF7B00, #486D00, #3F3A7C, #413400)
- Amber Hollow color palette (#FFEFDA, #E16A00, #855600, #044C0C, #2E1400)
- Mustard Harbor color palette (#FFF5D4, #CAA300, #7E8500, #006A61, #3D3606)
- Timeworn Olive Terrace color palette (#F9EFCD, #517100, #004919, #00232C, #020700)
- Worn Grove color palette (#F3F3E1, #84B77E, #00813F, #5C4A00, #0B2809)
- Mustard Lagoon color palette (#FFF0D1, #FFC87D, #D8B100, #7A8900, #211C00)
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