Ancient Rust color palette — #ECDCD6 · #B45200 · #643300 · #241100 · #020100
A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.
The five colors
- Bone (#ECDCD6): bright and airy, almost weightless.
- Terracotta (#B45200): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Bronze (#643300): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Ink (#241100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Black (#020100): quiet, heavy and certain.
Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Sophistication. Tagged muted, 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.
Similar palettes
- Muted Bronze color palette (#EEDFCB, #A57300, #503600, #191E18, #080400)
- Rust Workshop color palette (#FCDADA, #CF4200, #8F4900, #533500, #0C0800)
- Wandering Grape color palette (#FFECDD, #A25200, #83009E, #451F00, #030004)
- Deep Hollow color palette (#FFE6E9, #C22245, #6F0012, #2C0100, #040000)
- Quiet Marigold color palette (#FFD7B0, #E89A00, #996E00, #5C4600, #221B00)
- Feathered Garnet color palette (#FCE8CF, #744B00, #185500, #610026, #020100)
- Wandering Moss color palette (#E7DDCE, #D1BE7C, #8D9400, #5A3400, #020100)
- Timeworn Loft color palette (#EEEFD8, #868E00, #475900, #1E2F00, #010600)
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