Ancient Terracotta color palette — #F3E2EB · #983800 · #00516A · #4A1700 · #000306

A conversation between Burnt Sienna and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F3E2EB): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Burnt Sienna (#983800): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Peacock (#00516A): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Espresso (#4A1700): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#000306): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged muted.

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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