Ancient Terracotta color palette — #FFDDCE · #DA8041 · #9C3F03 · #571B0C · #0D0005

Burnt Sienna takes the lead with Coral Clay close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDDCE): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coral Clay (#DA8041): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Burnt Sienna (#9C3F03): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#571B0C): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#0D0005): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of strawberry cream.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Terracotta 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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