Ancient Lantern color palette — #CCE8D1 · #1A79D5 · #503B89 · #432300 · #040A2A
Built around Azure, softened by Indigo — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.
The five colors
- Celadon Mist (#CCE8D1): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Azure (#1A79D5): A full-bodied, vivid blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Indigo (#503B89): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Espresso (#432300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Ink (#040A2A): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged retro.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Lantern 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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