Ancient Emerald color palette — #DDECD6 · #489D59 · #006243 · #004138 · #001917
A conversation between Kelly Green and Pine, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#DDECD6): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Kelly Green (#489D59): A luminous, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Pine (#006243): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Forest (#004138): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Ink (#001917): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Balance. Tagged muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Emerald 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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