Ancient Archive color palette — #E9EBD9 · #37C7D0 · #008393 · #005A54 · #00242D
A conversation between Aqua and Cerulean, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Parchment (#E9EBD9): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Aqua (#37C7D0): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Cerulean (#008393): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Peacock (#005A54): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Midnight (#00242D): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Balance. 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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