Ancient Study color palette — #E8EAD9 · #4DB1BB · #008396 · #005D5A · #000B10

Built around Cerulean, softened by Cyan — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.

The five colors

• Parchment (#E8EAD9): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Cyan (#4DB1BB): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Cerulean (#008396): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Peacock (#005D5A): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Ink (#000B10): 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 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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