Ancient Azure color palette — #EFFCD0 · #20AFED · #8252A2 · #004D28 · #03102F
A conversation between Cyan and Plum, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Custard (#EFFCD0): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Cyan (#20AFED): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Plum (#8252A2): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
- Forest (#004D28): A deep, shadowed, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Ink (#03102F): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Creativity, Balance. Tagged retro.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Azure 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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