Ancient Cerulean color palette — #CBEEE6 · #008897 · #194973 · #3D001D · #040000

Cerulean takes the lead with Deep Indigo close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#CBEEE6): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Cerulean (#008897): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Navy (#194973): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Deep Indigo (#3D001D): A deep, shadowed, balanced rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Black (#040000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Cerulean 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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• Hushed Hollow color palette (#D0F3F2, #007787, #004E64, #001D2C, #000104)
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