Ancient Rust color palette — #FFD5CE · #E58B89 · #B45400 · #684600 · #372A06

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD5CE): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Salmon (#E58B89): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#B45400): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Bronze (#684600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#372A06): 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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