Ancient Study color palette — #FFF4E2 · #009BBF · #2A5AB8 · #7A2214 · #023A55

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FFF4E2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Cerulean (#009BBF): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Cobalt (#2A5AB8): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Rust (#7A2214): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Deep Teal (#023A55): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Balance. Tagged retro, 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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