Ancient Rust color palette — #FDE0E7 · #C0443D · #6A3200 · #251600 · #020100
A conversation between Brick and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Rose Water (#FDE0E7): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
- Brick (#C0443D): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Bronze (#6A3200): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ink (#251600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Black (#020100): quiet, heavy and certain.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged muted.
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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