Ancient Crimson color palette — #FFEAD8 · #DC003E · #742500 · #1C1D00 · #050000
Rose Red takes the lead with Rust close behind in a set that reads as optimism and energy at first glance.
The five colors
- Cream (#FFEAD8): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Rose Red (#DC003E): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of a theater curtain.
- Rust (#742500): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Ink (#1C1D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Black (#050000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
Feels like: Optimism, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Crimson 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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