Ancient Archive color palette — #EEDAE6 · #29859D · #003D6A · #002018 · #01000B
A conversation between Navy and Cerulean, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Shell Pink (#EEDAE6): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
- Cerulean (#29859D): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Navy (#003D6A): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Ink (#002018): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Black (#01000B): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Sophistication. Tagged coastal, cool, light, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Archive 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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