Ancient Basin color palette — #DCF0FB · #005375 · #692C00 · #3D2E00 · #000910

Built around Rust, softened by Peacock — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.

The five colors

• Frost (#DCF0FB): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Peacock (#005375): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Rust (#692C00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#3D2E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#000910): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged 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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