Ancient Rust color palette — #FDEADF · #AC4100 · #303C00 · #4A1700 · #010100

Terracotta and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Cream (#FDEADF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Terracotta (#AC4100): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Forest (#303C00): A deep, shadowed, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Espresso (#4A1700): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Black (#010100): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged duotone, muted.

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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