Ancient Rust color palette — #FDE9DF · #C35440 · #406100 · #003A4B · #240229

Terracotta takes the lead with Olive close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FDE9DF): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#C35440): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Olive (#406100): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Deep Teal (#003A4B): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Deep Indigo (#240229): A deep, shadowed, balanced pink — the color of neon signs at night.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Creativity, 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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