Ancient Alley color palette — #FFF1D1 · #AA8F00 · #5D6900 · #004845 · #201D00

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

The five colors

• Custard (#FFF1D1): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Mustard (#AA8F00): A luminous, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Olive (#5D6900): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Forest (#004845): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• 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 Alley 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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