Ancient Study color palette — #FFE1CF · #FF7D49 · #21AF33 · #7E00D6 · #421200

A conversation between Violet and Kelly Green, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFE1CF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Salmon (#FF7D49): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Kelly Green (#21AF33): A luminous, vivid green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Violet (#7E00D6): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Espresso (#421200): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Creativity, Warmth, Comfort. Tagged vibrant, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Study 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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