Ancient Iris color palette — #EFF1FF · #967EC6 · #885900 · #004E32 · #00251F
A conversation between Lavender Blue and Ochre, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Ivory (#EFF1FF): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Lavender Blue (#967EC6): A luminous, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
- Ochre (#885900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Forest (#004E32): A deep, shadowed, balanced teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Onyx (#00251F): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Iris 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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