Ancient Scarlet color palette — #C5E3F6 · #2DB9E9 · #DD0028 · #006D8D · #4D0E10

A conversation between Crimson and Cyan, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Powder Blue (#C5E3F6): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Cyan (#2DB9E9): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Crimson (#DD0028): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Peacock (#006D8D): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Espresso (#4D0E10): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant, cool.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Scarlet 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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