Ancient Petrol color palette — #FEF2EF · #CD8F97 · #5986BB · #695BA2 · #482E2F

Slate takes the lead with Cerulean close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FEF2EF): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Dusty Rose (#CD8F97): A luminous, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Cerulean (#5986BB): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Slate (#695BA2): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Espresso (#482E2F): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged jewel, vibrant, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Petrol 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.

Similar palettes

• Washed Cerulean Pier color palette (#FCF2F3, #BD8EBB, #1A97A4, #366E9F, #3E2D35)
• Aged Mulberry Atelier color palette (#FCF4EC, #CA9F7E, #8774B4, #914C78, #362F2C)
• Weathered Alley color palette (#F2F7ED, #8CBEA7, #4799AD, #51679E, #503759)
• Softworn Mustard Harbor color palette (#EDF9F0, #DBB35A, #73B0DC, #668DAD, #37303C)
• Ancient Indigo color palette (#FFF2EA, #C3764C, #6F59C6, #771F74, #321006)
• Dusty Bronze Grove color palette (#FCF4EA, #A37B3C, #007275, #5C3B6C, #39352F)
• Dusty Mustard Corridor color palette (#EEF8EF, #E6B048, #5AA77C, #8E616D, #34242D)
• Aged Petrol color palette (#F9F5E6, #BAC494, #7C9D75, #007D8E, #504900)

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