Ancient Rust color palette — #FFE7EA · #CF432D · #833700 · #311A00 · #020100

Terracotta takes the lead with Rust close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE7EA): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Terracotta (#CF432D): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#833700): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Onyx (#311A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Black (#020100): quiet, heavy and certain.

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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