Ancient Study color palette — #CAE7CF · #CC9700 · #626E3A · #324836 · #190E13

Mustard takes the lead with Olive close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Celadon Mist (#CAE7CF): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Mustard (#CC9700): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Olive (#626E3A): A full-bodied, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Forest (#324836): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Ink (#190E13): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Study 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.

Similar palettes

• Worn Thicket color palette (#CEF0E2, #9DAC00, #477353, #2E483F, #09150C)
• Softworn Amber color palette (#FFE3ED, #E28900, #71692B, #543843, #180E15)
• Worn Amber color palette (#DFEEE4, #A58900, #465B32, #203528, #0A0205)
• Wandering Olive color palette (#D9F4E9, #758300, #174E2D, #03231A, #000301)
• Eclipse Thicket color palette (#EFDCC0, #876500, #2C2C00, #180E00, #070200)
• Emerald Terrace color palette (#D4EEEB, #00AF4F, #006760, #003E3B, #000A06)
• Wandering Hollow color palette (#DFF8F8, #5FD09B, #648189, #475858, #1D2322)
• Pale Mustard Archive color palette (#F6E8D3, #DBBB00, #9EA300, #5E8F14, #005029)

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