Ancient Lantern color palette — #F5DDCE · #FDA652 · #D88700 · #A26D00 · #523A00

A conversation between Mustard and Apricot, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F5DDCE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Apricot (#FDA652): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Mustard (#D88700): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#A26D00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Deep Olive (#523A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Lantern 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.

Similar palettes

• Apricot Dune color palette (#FFE4DD, #F58E55, #BA6D00, #705700, #3B3B02)
• Antique Amber Thicket color palette (#F4E5D4, #D9BE8B, #C29454, #9C6F43, #33302A)
• Tempered Mustard Delta color palette (#FFE2BF, #EBC276, #D2A900, #99872C, #46433C)
• Mustard Quarry color palette (#FAECD9, #EEB342, #00CDAF, #BB8600, #003F35)
• Amber Balcony color palette (#FEDCDC, #D17B4E, #955F00, #574200, #212300)
• Washed Jade Market color palette (#F3E3C6, #D0AA30, #24C278, #DA736D, #382806)
• Dusty Mustard color palette (#E8E3CB, #BDB000, #8D9400, #667B00, #2B3E00)
• Antique Ridge color palette (#FEF4E1, #D9E5BB, #93E3AA, #CFA360, #47453E)

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