Ancient Rust Basin color palette — #FFEFE4 · #C25500 · #594D00 · #002E10 · #060001

Terracotta and Deep Olive set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEFE4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Terracotta (#C25500): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Deep Olive (#594D00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Deep Forest (#002E10): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Black (#060001): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Rust Basin 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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