Ancient Archive color palette — #F3E2E1 · #CC3C00 · #773A00 · #3F2600 · #131D04
A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.
The five colors
- Rose Water (#F3E2E1): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Terracotta (#CC3C00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Bronze (#773A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Espresso (#3F2600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Ink (#131D04): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Archive 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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