Ancient Rust color palette — #F0E0DD · #C5521D · #843600 · #4E2400 · #2F1700

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F0E0DD): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Terracotta (#C5521D): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#843600): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#4E2400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#2F1700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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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