Ancient Terracotta color palette — #F9E4E0 · #CB6F55 · #A14400 · #5F2F00 · #251400

Burnt Sienna takes the lead with Coral Clay close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F9E4E0): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coral Clay (#CB6F55): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Burnt Sienna (#A14400): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Cocoa (#5F2F00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#251400): 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 Terracotta 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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