Ancient Cerulean color palette — #EFF8F1 · #CDE1E3 · #DDC3C4 · #008694 · #142218

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

The five colors

• Ivory (#EFF8F1): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Silver (#CDE1E3): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Oat (#DDC3C4): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Cerulean (#008694): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Onyx (#142218): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Cerulean 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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• Muted Petrol color palette (#EDF8F3, #EBD7DB, #D2B0BC, #00698B, #02100A)
• Shadow Dune color palette (#D4ECE3, #007EBA, #37182B, #121F22, #000503)
• Dusty Cobalt Market color palette (#F9F3F9, #E6D8D7, #DDBCAF, #2B76CF, #271828)
• Washed Denim Veranda color palette (#E6F1F5, #BCCFE0, #95A0BC, #006168, #213036)
• Lagoon Ridge color palette (#FCF4E6, #A8C68D, #008C65, #005A73, #1B1900)
• Cobalt Corridor color palette (#FFF4DE, #29BB9A, #006EBA, #4C3E00, #001618)

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