Ancient Petrol color palette — #D8ECE8 · #5E9FBD · #5260AA · #463400 · #090500

Slate takes the lead with Blue Fog close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#D8ECE8): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Blue Fog (#5E9FBD): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Slate (#5260AA): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Espresso (#463400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#090500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Petrol 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.

Similar palettes

• Ancient Alley color palette (#CEEAD6, #3B9B96, #006395, #522500, #150700)
• Powdered Aubergine color palette (#DAF4FB, #6A95DD, #703F8C, #343600, #080F00)
• Aubergine Field color palette (#C1EDF8, #647BB6, #5B3977, #1F2700, #020300)
• Washed Petrol Cabin color palette (#F8E9F3, #6FC8C7, #007388, #004025, #000306)
• Onyx Workshop color palette (#D6EAED, #5683A8, #3F4A81, #530E05, #2E1900)
• Washed Petrol color palette (#CBE5FE, #006AB2, #814800, #364B00, #000104)
• Dusty Azure color palette (#CFE8F8, #5596DB, #5E71B5, #7C4572, #31061C)
• Plum Chapel color palette (#CEE1FF, #BD9BD7, #9F5571, #115238, #002318)

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