Ancient Study color palette — #D0ECE2 · #0073A7 · #8C3E00 · #003A58 · #120400

Built around Burnt Sienna, softened by Slate — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#D0ECE2): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Slate (#0073A7): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Burnt Sienna (#8C3E00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Navy (#003A58): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Ink (#120400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged cool.

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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Browse the whole catalog at Explore, or see today's palette.