Ancient Courtyard color palette — #FDDECC · #8B734B · #454B17 · #002C3B · #010016

Built around Deep Olive, softened by Walnut — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDDECC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Walnut (#8B734B): A full-bodied, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Olive (#454B17): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Midnight (#002C3B): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Ink (#010016): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Courtyard 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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