Ancient Cobalt color palette — #DEF5ED · #85C6F8 · #FFA252 · #008FD7 · #522A00
A conversation between Cerulean and Apricot, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#DEF5ED): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Sky (#85C6F8): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Apricot (#FFA252): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Cerulean (#008FD7): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Espresso (#522A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Cobalt 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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