Ancient Basin color palette — #EEECD2 · #4C7A4F · #004D51 · #3A1614 · #1D0A00

Olive and Forest set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EEECD2): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Olive (#4C7A4F): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Forest (#004D51): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Onyx (#3A1614): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#1D0A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Basin 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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