Ancient Navy color palette — #C9E7D1 · #008696 · #28439E · #403100 · #002839

Built around Indigo, softened by Cerulean — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.

The five colors

• Celadon Mist (#C9E7D1): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Cerulean (#008696): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Indigo (#28439E): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Espresso (#403100): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Midnight (#002839): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity. Tagged retro, cool.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Navy 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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