Ancient Rust color palette — #DBE2FB · #009199 · #B74D00 · #1C0205 · #040002
A conversation between Terracotta and Cerulean, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Frost (#DBE2FB): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
- Cerulean (#009199): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Terracotta (#B74D00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Ink (#1C0205): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
- Black (#040002): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant, muted.
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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