Ancient Crimson color palette — #D5ECF3 · #00999B · #D0244C · #005F60 · #39000D

Crimson takes the lead with Cerulean close behind in a set that reads as energy and balance at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#D5ECF3): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Cerulean (#00999B): A luminous, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
• Crimson (#D0244C): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Peacock (#005F60): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Ink (#39000D): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.

Feels like: Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Crimson 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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