Ancient Rust color palette — #FDD4CD · #B54000 · #5A2F00 · #381F00 · #121500

Terracotta and Cocoa set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDD4CD): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#B54000): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Cocoa (#5A2F00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#381F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#121500): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, 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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