Ancient Iris color palette — #EFFAE1 · #A0D1FF · #798FCC · #844F73 · #3A2C3B
A conversation between Slate Blue and Graphite, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Cream (#EFFAE1): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Sky (#A0D1FF): A whisper-light, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Slate Blue (#798FCC): A luminous, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Graphite (#844F73): A full-bodied, balanced pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Espresso (#3A2C3B): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged retro, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Iris 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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