Ancient Rust color palette — #F1F9E0 · #008D53 · #AF3A00 · #644200 · #00351C

Terracotta takes the lead with Fern close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#F1F9E0): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Fern (#008D53): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Terracotta (#AF3A00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#644200): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Forest (#00351C): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, 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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