Ancient Rust color palette — #F9EDEA · #C9BEAF · #B0A58C · #B86173 · #2C1A16

Mocha and Taupe set the tone — five colors that lean into sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#F9EDEA): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Stone (#C9BEAF): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Taupe (#B0A58C): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Mocha (#B86173): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Onyx (#2C1A16): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.

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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