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Botanical Ink

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18th and 19th century botanical illustration developed a specific color vocabulary: earthy sage and moss greens for leaves, terracotta and rust for earth tones, cream parchment for paper, and the distinctive warm black of iron gall ink. This palette recreates that register.

A page from a hand-colored Linnaean folio. The sage still vivid, the parchment foxed at the edges, the iron gall ink brown with age.

BotanicalIllustrationAntiqueNaturalHistorical
Why this set works

The antique palette of hand-rendered botanical illustration — sage ink, parchment, rust, and aged manuscript black.

Botanical brand identity and packaging
Natural and organic product design
Editorial and publishing design with natural theme
Prompt words
botanical illustration color paletteantique botanical colorsnaturalist illustration palettevintage botanical color scheme
Export ready
1. Moss Tone Muted #93AB87
2. Olive Silk Soft #B7C992
3. Coral Tone Soft #BC9976
4. Amber Bloom Muted #CDC9B7
5. Warm Gray Pearl #D9D6D4
6. Warm Gray Nocturne #363330
:root {
  --botanical-ink-palette-1: #93AB87;
  --botanical-ink-palette-2: #B7C992;
  --botanical-ink-palette-3: #BC9976;
  --botanical-ink-palette-4: #CDC9B7;
  --botanical-ink-palette-5: #D9D6D4;
  --botanical-ink-palette-6: #363330;
}
Dark mode pairs
#93AB87
#495841
#B7C992
#6A7D45
#BC9976
#634D36
#CDC9B7
#383529
#D9D6D4
#1D1C1B
#363330
#DBD9D7
WCAG contrast audit

WCAG contrast ratios for all palette color pairs against white and black text.

#93AB87
2.5:1 Fail
8.4:1 AAA
#B7C992
1.8:1 Fail
11.8:1 AAA
#BC9976
2.6:1 Fail
8:1 AAA
#CDC9B7
1.7:1 Fail
12.6:1 AAA
#D9D6D4
1.4:1 Fail
14.5:1 AAA
#363330
12.6:1 AAA
1.7:1 Fail

Color-on-color pairs:

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1.4:1 Fail
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1.1:1 Fail
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1.5:1 Fail
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1.7:1 Fail
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5:1 AA
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1.5:1 Fail
+
1.1:1 Fail
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1.2:1 Fail
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7:1 AAA
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1.6:1 Fail
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1.8:1 Fail
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4.8:1 AA
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1.1:1 Fail
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7.6:1 AAA
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8.7:1 AAA

Palette

Each swatch links back to its individual archive detail page.

Back to collections
1
Moss Tone Muted
#93AB87
Green · hsl(100, 18%, 60%)
2
Olive Silk Soft
#B7C992
Lime · hsl(80, 34%, 68%)
3
Coral Tone Soft
#BC9976
Orange · hsl(30, 34%, 60%)
4
Amber Bloom Muted
#CDC9B7
Yellow · hsl(50, 18%, 76%)
5
Warm Gray Pearl
#D9D6D4
Orange · hsl(30, 6%, 84%)
6
Warm Gray Nocturne
#363330
Orange · hsl(30, 6%, 20%)

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