Ancient Apricot color palette — #FED8D5 · #FF8B60 · #CC7700 · #8F6900 · #3E3600

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FED8D5): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Salmon (#FF8B60): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Mustard (#CC7700): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#8F6900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#3E3600): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Apricot 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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