Ancient Rust color palette — #FFE3DC · #FF9568 · #C45900 · #6F3700 · #2F1800

Terracotta and Apricot set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE3DC): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Apricot (#FF9568): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#C45900): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#6F3700): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Onyx (#2F1800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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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