Ancient Rust color palette — #FFD7DB · #EA7771 · #C13509 · #6C2900 · #301400

Built around Terracotta, softened by Watermelon — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD7DB): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Watermelon (#EA7771): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#C13509): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#6C2900): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Onyx (#301400): 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 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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