Ancient Rust color palette — #FFDED9 · #E87659 · #C24600 · #752F00 · #431D00

Terracotta and Coral Clay set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDED9): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coral Clay (#E87659): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#C24600): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#752F00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#431D00): 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 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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