Ancient Study color palette — #CAE9EC · #00896C · #9E0114 · #452E00 · #0A1500

Garnet takes the lead with Fern close behind in a set that reads as optimism and balance at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#CAE9EC): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Fern (#00896C): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Garnet (#9E0114): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#452E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#0A1500): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Study 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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