Ancient Rust color palette — #F3E7D9 · #D1503C · #894100 · #2F3F00 · #2D0800

Terracotta and Burnt Sienna set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F3E7D9): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#D1503C): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Burnt Sienna (#894100): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Deep Olive (#2F3F00): A deep, shadowed, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Ink (#2D0800): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged retro, 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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