Ancient Fern color palette — #EBDDCD · #8C7B48 · #555301 · #003D2F · #001816
Built around Deep Olive, softened by Walnut — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.
The five colors
- Bone (#EBDDCD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Walnut (#8C7B48): A full-bodied, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Deep Olive (#555301): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Forest (#003D2F): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Ink (#001816): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
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.
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