Ancient Lichen color palette — #F8FAB5 · #9DCBA6 · #539599 · #5D4F6F · #401E35

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

The five colors

• Custard (#F8FAB5): A whisper-light, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Pistachio (#9DCBA6): A luminous, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Storm Blue (#539599): A luminous, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Charcoal Brown (#5D4F6F): A full-bodied, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Espresso (#401E35): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Lichen 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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