Ancient Study color palette — #EFF8EF · #8BD3D4 · #D29AD9 · #3C9D9E · #62434A
A conversation between Mauve and Cerulean, giving this palette its sense of creativity and sophistication.
The five colors
- Ivory (#EFF8EF): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Ice Blue (#8BD3D4): A luminous, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Mauve (#D29AD9): A luminous, balanced pink — the color of a candy shop window.
- Cerulean (#3C9D9E): A luminous, balanced teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Cocoa (#62434A): A full-bodied, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
Feels like: Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged light, muted.
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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