Ancient Rust color palette — #FFDBE8 · #C43A3F · #672C00 · #2A1A00 · #0F0D00

Brick and Rust set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDBE8): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Brick (#C43A3F): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#672C00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Onyx (#2A1A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#0F0D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

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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