Ancient Rust Ridge color palette — #FFD3DC · #F27B71 · #BA4800 · #603800 · #261A00

A conversation between Terracotta and Watermelon, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD3DC): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Watermelon (#F27B71): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#BA4800): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Bronze (#603800): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#261A00): 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 Ridge 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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