Ancient Rust Study color palette — #FFEEE5 · #C05A3E · #5D2F00 · #312620 · #181410

A conversation between Terracotta and Cocoa, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEEE5): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#C05A3E): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Cocoa (#5D2F00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#312620): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Ink (#181410): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Rust Study 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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