Ancient Rust color palette — #FADFE5 · #CC4D44 · #7D4200 · #402C00 · #1D1A00

Brick and Bronze set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FADFE5): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Brick (#CC4D44): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#7D4200): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#402C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#1D1A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

Feels like: Optimism, 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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