Ancient Study color palette — #F7E4E4 · #B02C00 · #5B3100 · #281E00 · #001203

Burnt Sienna and Cocoa set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F7E4E4): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Burnt Sienna (#B02C00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Cocoa (#5B3100): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#281E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Ink (#001203): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Study 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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