Ancient Basin color palette — #F0E9C7 · #6D7500 · #004E86 · #522300 · #232700
A conversation between Olive and Peacock, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Parchment (#F0E9C7): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Olive (#6D7500): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Peacock (#004E86): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Espresso (#522300): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Onyx (#232700): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Basin 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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