Ancient Fern color palette — #F9E1D8 · #646900 · #004744 · #3B0031 · #000500

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F9E1D8): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Olive (#646900): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Forest (#004744): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Deep Indigo (#3B0031): A deep, shadowed, balanced pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Ink (#000500): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Fern 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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