Frosted Rust color palette — #C9EFEF · #00999B · #D0431E · #8D5400 · #002526

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

The five colors

• Honeydew (#C9EFEF): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Cerulean (#00999B): A luminous, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
• Terracotta (#D0431E): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ochre (#8D5400): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Onyx (#002526): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Frosted 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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