Ancient Rust color palette — #FFD4C5 · #E8937B · #C35D00 · #7A4300 · #3C2605

A conversation between Terracotta and Salmon, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD4C5): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Salmon (#E8937B): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#C35D00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Bronze (#7A4300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#3C2605): 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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