Ancient Rust Basin color palette — #F8E5E9 · #E47979 · #B54925 · #783C00 · #533604

Terracotta and Watermelon set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F8E5E9): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Watermelon (#E47979): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#B54925): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Bronze (#783C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Cocoa (#533604): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Rust Basin 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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