Ancient Rust Archive color palette — #FAE6E1 · #AE5563 · #36302B · #21110D · #0B0405

Brick takes the lead with Ink close behind in a set that reads as sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FAE6E1): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Brick (#AE5563): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Espresso (#36302B): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Ink (#21110D): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#0B0405): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Sophistication. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Rust Archive 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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