Ancient Drift color palette — #D9EDDB · #D18A00 · #008DC3 · #006E99 · #110A25

A conversation between Mustard and Cerulean, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#D9EDDB): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Mustard (#D18A00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Cerulean (#008DC3): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Peacock (#006E99): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Ink (#110A25): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged jewel, vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Drift 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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