Ancient Study color palette — #F6DBDB · #9C002B · #004D60 · #002E3B · #070000

Garnet and Deep Teal set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F6DBDB): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Garnet (#9C002B): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Deep Teal (#004D60): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Midnight (#002E3B): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Black (#070000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Balance. Tagged 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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