Ancient Rust color palette — #D9E1FF · #00A275 · #C35B00 · #240B00 · #060003
A conversation between Terracotta and Fern, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.
The five colors
- Frost (#D9E1FF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Fern (#00A275): A luminous, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
- Terracotta (#C35B00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ink (#240B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Black (#060003): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant.
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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