Ancient Basin color palette — #DFEDE2 · #299BA1 · #005361 · #002D24 · #000509
A conversation between Cerulean and Peacock, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#DFEDE2): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Cerulean (#299BA1): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Peacock (#005361): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Deep Forest (#002D24): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Ink (#000509): 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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- Timeworn Nightshade color palette (#E5F5E8, #4E8FCA, #0439B0, #002A36, #03001B)
- Softworn Aqua Basin color palette (#F8E9F6, #1ACFD5, #007193, #00411C, #00020B)
- Hazy Cornflower Ridge color palette (#EAF5EC, #A4D6FF, #4781DC, #005F73, #191E4F)
- Hushed Garden color palette (#F0E9FF, #D77FA7, #BB5A51, #4F2975, #110008)
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