Ancient Basin color palette — #E2E1BF · #448268 · #005D72 · #501B16 · #240C00
A conversation between Espresso and Peacock, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Celadon Mist (#E2E1BF): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Fern (#448268): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Peacock (#005D72): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Espresso (#501B16): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Ink (#240C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
Feels like: 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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