Ancient Rust color palette — #FFF2EA · #B74E00 · #00564C · #002859 · #040002
Built around Terracotta, softened by Midnight — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.
The five colors
- Ivory (#FFF2EA): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Terracotta (#B74E00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Forest (#00564C): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Midnight (#002859): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Black (#040002): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged jewel, vibrant, 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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