Ancient Dune color palette — #F9EDDA · #498DBB · #4E4DA4 · #672D00 · #3F2640

Built around Indigo, softened by Cerulean — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.

The five colors

• Cream (#F9EDDA): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Cerulean (#498DBB): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Indigo (#4E4DA4): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Rust (#672D00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#3F2640): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged retro.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Dune 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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