Ancient Archive color palette — #ECF3F5 · #D3D7DD · #B8BBCD · #27857C · #232E31

Teal and Ash set the tone — five colors that lean into sophistication.

The five colors

• Ivory (#ECF3F5): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Silver (#D3D7DD): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Ash (#B8BBCD): A luminous, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
• Teal (#27857C): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
• Onyx (#232E31): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Archive 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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