Ancient Basin color palette — #E9EADB · #59B1BB · #007385 · #004A48 · #00171F
Teal takes the lead with Cyan close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.
The five colors
- Parchment (#E9EADB): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Cyan (#59B1BB): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Teal (#007385): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Forest (#004A48): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Ink (#00171F): 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 Basin 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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