Ancient Rust color palette — #FFEFFF · #F596BF · #C8503D · #5B3400 · #120F00

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

The five colors

• Blush (#FFEFFF): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Carnation (#F596BF): A luminous, balanced rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Terracotta (#C8503D): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Cocoa (#5B3400): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#120F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, 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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