Ancient Study color palette — #DBF3EE · #518C95 · #28547D · #481D2E · #240200

Peacock and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#DBF3EE): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Storm Blue (#518C95): A luminous, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Peacock (#28547D): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Espresso (#481D2E): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Ink (#240200): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.

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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