Ancient Terracotta Archive color palette — #FCE7E5 · #C86B56 · #8F3A00 · #4C2300 · #170900

Built around Burnt Sienna, softened by Coral Clay — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FCE7E5): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Coral Clay (#C86B56): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Burnt Sienna (#8F3A00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#4C2300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#170900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Terracotta Archive 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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