Ancient Rust color palette — #DCFFEB · #00AAD0 · #AD4700 · #523B00 · #181100
Terracotta and Cyan set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#DCFFEB): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Cyan (#00AAD0): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Terracotta (#AD4700): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Deep Olive (#523B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Ink (#181100): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged cool.
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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