Ancient Rust color palette — #FFDCE6 · #FFA4B1 · #FF6F74 · #D74600 · #6C2F00

A conversation between Terracotta and Watermelon, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDCE6): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Ballet Pink (#FFA4B1): A luminous, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Watermelon (#FF6F74): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#D74600): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#6C2F00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged 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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