Ancient Study color palette — #FCEAE2 · #56C3D4 · #007299 · #005141 · #112F4F

A conversation between Peacock and Cyan, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Cream (#FCEAE2): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Cyan (#56C3D4): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Peacock (#007299): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Forest (#005141): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Navy (#112F4F): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Balance. Tagged coastal, cool, light, 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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