Ancient Study color palette — #FFF0F8 · #FF9459 · #00AFD7 · #008AC4 · #3A1500

Apricot takes the lead with Cerulean close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FFF0F8): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Apricot (#FF9459): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Cyan (#00AFD7): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Cerulean (#008AC4): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Espresso (#3A1500): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

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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