Ancient Fern color palette — #FAE8D5 · #8F7334 · #595400 · #003B2D · #001615

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#FAE8D5): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Walnut (#8F7334): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Olive (#595400): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Deep Forest (#003B2D): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Ink (#001615): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Fern 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

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• Bronze Quarry color palette (#DBF0E0, #877925, #474700, #451C00, #000B04)
• Timeworn Forest color palette (#DFE9C9, #6B8E61, #005E39, #003341, #001424)
• Frosted Amber color palette (#F9E1C9, #C0933D, #7B7128, #1A5C42, #1D3317)
• Hazy Mulberry Market color palette (#DEF7E6, #816800, #9F005F, #423500, #160009)
• Amber Boulevard color palette (#FEE3DF, #B77C42, #595F2D, #30355E, #1E214B)
• Weathered Fern Boulevard color palette (#E0E5D0, #545F00, #005950, #5F2A00, #030400)

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