Rust Quarry color palette — #FAE1DD · #C95D00 · #724200 · #352600 · #010100

A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FAE1DD): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#C95D00): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Bronze (#724200): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#352600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Black (#010100): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Rust Quarry 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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