Ancient Rust color palette — #DDF1E4 · #0096B1 · #C74000 · #005D6F · #340A00
A conversation between Terracotta and Cerulean, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#DDF1E4): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Cerulean (#0096B1): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Terracotta (#C74000): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Peacock (#005D6F): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Ink (#340A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, 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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