Ancient Study color palette — #E1F4F9 · #008A8B · #004870 · #003F40 · #000103
A conversation between Cerulean and Navy, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Frost (#E1F4F9): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Cerulean (#008A8B): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
- Navy (#004870): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Deep Teal (#003F40): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Black (#000103): a grounded near-black with real depth.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Sophistication. Tagged duotone, muted, cool.
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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