Ancient Cerulean color palette — #FEF4E3 · #8BDCDC · #008A9B · #005340 · #000F16
A conversation between Cerulean and Ice Blue, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Cream (#FEF4E3): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Ice Blue (#8BDCDC): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Cerulean (#008A9B): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Forest (#005340): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Ink (#000F16): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Sophistication. Tagged coastal, cool, light, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Cerulean 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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