Ancient Rust color palette — #FFE2D3 · #BE5E21 · #004D90 · #362C7A · #190210

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFE2D3): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#BE5E21): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Peacock (#004D90): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Royal Purple (#362C7A): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Ink (#190210): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Rust 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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