Ancient Rust color palette — #FDF1FA · #E8BA91 · #A7574C · #5F352F · #291D27

A conversation between Brick and Sand, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FDF1FA): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Sand (#E8BA91): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Brick (#A7574C): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Cocoa (#5F352F): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Onyx (#291D27): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Sophistication. Tagged luxury, dark, muted, 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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