Ancient Archive color palette — #EAF5EA · #42C9CD · #C88795 · #1E8183 · #452823

A conversation between Aqua and Teal, giving this palette its sense of sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#EAF5EA): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Aqua (#42C9CD): A luminous, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
• Dusty Rose (#C88795): A luminous, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Teal (#1E8183): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Espresso (#452823): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Sophistication. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Archive 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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