Ancient Rust color palette — #FFDED4 · #FF8B5E · #CC4B00 · #832800 · #370F00

A conversation between Terracotta and Salmon, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDED4): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Salmon (#FF8B5E): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#CC4B00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#832800): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Onyx (#370F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged monochrome, 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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