Ancient Rust color palette — #FFF2ED · #EAAA86 · #CF5000 · #8F1900 · #281200

Terracotta takes the lead with Rust close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FFF2ED): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Sand (#EAAA86): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Terracotta (#CF5000): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#8F1900): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#281200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, 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.

Similar palettes

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• Gentle Ember color palette (#FFD3C2, #F1A55B, #F25F13, #B04C57, #362600)
• Frosted Amber Grove color palette (#E8FCE8, #ECCC88, #B98836, #875100, #312700)
• Muted Bronze color palette (#FFDFEB, #AF7933, #723F00, #381600, #020100)
• Antique Chestnut Field color palette (#FFF0F8, #F4D2E0, #C59073, #935A45, #432932)
• Patina Loft color palette (#E8FBEF, #A9D2BF, #988A42, #6D5400, #00291D)
• Rust Study color palette (#D4FFFE, #00AD65, #D24C00, #744B00, #001106)

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