Ancient Rust color palette — #FFE7E8 · #C04A00 · #663600 · #1A1300 · #010100
Terracotta and Bronze set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Rose Water (#FFE7E8): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
- Terracotta (#C04A00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Bronze (#663600): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Ink (#1A1300): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Black (#010100): a grounded near-black with real depth.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged 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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