Ancient Study color palette — #CCEFFB · #438DB3 · #315987 · #462D4D · #3C151E

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

The five colors

• Frost (#CCEFFB): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Cerulean (#438DB3): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Peacock (#315987): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Royal Purple (#462D4D): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.
• Onyx (#3C151E): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.

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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