Ancient Basin color palette — #D2E9DD · #0094BB · #2D446E · #002B39 · #071608

Built around Cerulean, softened by Navy — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#D2E9DD): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Cerulean (#0094BB): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Navy (#2D446E): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Midnight (#002B39): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Ink (#071608): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Sophistication. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Basin 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.

Similar palettes

• Cobalt Corridor color palette (#DEF0EB, #3086CA, #523547, #002921, #06100A)
• Softworn Cabin color palette (#E2EDDC, #009C84, #004E5B, #002E26, #111304)
• Muted Azure color palette (#EBF7FF, #00A1CA, #263B61, #001825, #000203)
• Worn Cornflower Market color palette (#EBE0EB, #2D84F1, #473B6D, #341C35, #04160E)
• Turquoise Field color palette (#D4E5DD, #00B0E3, #366D93, #284A3B, #09150E)
• Deep Petrol color palette (#DDF1FE, #007395, #002E49, #001B2A, #030712)
• Softworn Lilac color palette (#FCEDF3, #A68DCF, #6A5052, #433339, #261F24)
• Worn Turquoise color palette (#FFF2EB, #C5E5C8, #14ACD1, #00875D, #074468)

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