Ancient Apricot color palette — #FFEBF6 · #FFCEC8 · #FFA17A · #C28647 · #301725

A conversation between Melon and Mustard, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Blush (#FFEBF6): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.
• Shell Pink (#FFCEC8): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Melon (#FFA17A): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Mustard (#C28647): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#301725): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of strawberry cream.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Apricot 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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