Ancient Cerulean color palette — #D9F3DD · #2D8A99 · #4D4F80 · #3D2D02 · #1C1200
Built around Cerulean, softened by Peacock — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#D9F3DD): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Cerulean (#2D8A99): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Peacock (#4D4F80): A full-bodied, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Espresso (#3D2D02): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ink (#1C1200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, 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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