Ancient Rust color palette — #D4FDE9 · #0088AF · #AF4500 · #7A2E00 · #001720
Built around Terracotta, softened by Rust — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#D4FDE9): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Cerulean (#0088AF): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Terracotta (#AF4500): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Rust (#7A2E00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Ink (#001720): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, 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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