Ancient Delta color palette — #FFE5DE · #E56934 · #BE5800 · #8D4600 · #2E1600

A conversation between Coral Clay and Terracotta, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE5DE): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Coral Clay (#E56934): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#BE5800): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Burnt Sienna (#8D4600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#2E1600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Delta 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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