Ancient Basin color palette — #EDD9EA · #FF97D0 · #FF8884 · #D87E00 · #320700

Mustard and Salmon set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Thistle (#EDD9EA): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.
• Carnation (#FF97D0): A luminous, balanced rose — the color of strawberry cream.
• Salmon (#FF8884): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Mustard (#D87E00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#320700): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged candy, vibrant, light, 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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