Tempered Rust color palette — #FFE2D8 · #C25500 · #7B2C00 · #310900 · #050100

Terracotta and Rust set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE2D8): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#C25500): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#7B2C00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#310900): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Black (#050100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged monochrome, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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