Ancient Rust color palette — #CCE8F7 · #0095B7 · #BB4F00 · #005C72 · #310F00

Terracotta takes the lead with Cerulean close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#CCE8F7): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Cerulean (#0095B7): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Terracotta (#BB4F00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Peacock (#005C72): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Ink (#310F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, 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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