Ancient Crimson color palette — #FFEBE4 · #D30042 · #4E261F · #240F09 · #0A0202

Crimson takes the lead with Espresso close behind in a set that reads as energy and balance at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEBE4): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Crimson (#D30042): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Espresso (#4E261F): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#240F09): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#0A0202): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Energy, Balance. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Crimson 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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