Ancient Rust color palette — #F0DDD2 · #F5875C · #A37C00 · #C54700 · #060300

A conversation between Terracotta and Salmon, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F0DDD2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Salmon (#F5875C): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ochre (#A37C00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#C54700): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#060300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged duotone.

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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