Ancient Rust color palette — #C1E9D6 · #2DB8EC · #BD501D · #006D90 · #491600

Terracotta and Cyan set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.

The five colors

• Celadon Mist (#C1E9D6): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Cyan (#2DB8EC): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Terracotta (#BD501D): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Peacock (#006D90): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Espresso (#491600): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Calm, Balance. Tagged cool.

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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