Ancient Rust color palette — #FFF2EC · #F9A711 · #CC5300 · #812A3D · #1C1900

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

The five colors

• Ivory (#FFF2EC): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Saffron (#F9A711): A luminous, vivid gold — the color of old brass.
• Terracotta (#CC5300): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Wine (#812A3D): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Ink (#1C1900): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Optimism, 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.

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