Ancient Archive color palette — #FFDCCA · #CC2CA9 · #97004D · #4F3100 · #451331
A conversation between Orchid and Raspberry, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Shell Pink (#FFDCCA): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Orchid (#CC2CA9): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of neon signs at night.
- Raspberry (#97004D): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of late-summer berries.
- Espresso (#4F3100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Espresso (#451331): A deep, shadowed, balanced rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro, vibrant, warm.
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
- Orchid Thicket color palette (#FFDCD0, #B633D8, #8F0071, #5A2800, #3F1341)
- Softworn Raspberry Parlor color palette (#FFDDC4, #E30068, #9D040C, #413800, #4A111C)
- Softworn Plum Orchard color palette (#FFDFDF, #BE0093, #8B1A00, #422F00, #30005C)
- Plum Study color palette (#D8EEBE, #AE73FF, #C8006D, #005B46, #3A193F)
- Tempered Balcony color palette (#FFF1F3, #DBA6FF, #EA02E0, #C9007C, #440739)
- Smoked Mulberry color palette (#FBE8E9, #9B007F, #3E0023, #1C0215, #080100)
- Worn Terrace color palette (#E0EAD4, #9A43FF, #960053, #003B2E, #200226)
- Hushed Ember Quarry color palette (#FFEBD4, #CC6152, #8D4200, #374700, #362F2B)
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