Ancient Petrol color palette — #F9F1E3 · #6CCDD3 · #007F96 · #005345 · #001D2A
Built around Cerulean, softened by Aqua — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.
The five colors
- Cream (#F9F1E3): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Aqua (#6CCDD3): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Cerulean (#007F96): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Forest (#005345): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Midnight (#001D2A): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Sophistication. Tagged coastal, cool, light, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Petrol 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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