Ancient Rust color palette — #F4DEEA · #BE5000 · #223228 · #351F00 · #0B0200

Terracotta and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F4DEEA): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Terracotta (#BE5000): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Deep Forest (#223228): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Espresso (#351F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#0B0200): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

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

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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