Wandering Rust Study color palette — #FFD8C5 · #F28D5B · #C04D00 · #6B2700 · #290D00

Built around Terracotta, softened by Apricot — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD8C5): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Apricot (#F28D5B): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#C04D00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#6B2700): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#290D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Wandering Rust Study 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.

Similar palettes

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• Aged Marigold color palette (#FFE4B9, #E19A04, #956C00, #5C3D00, #251600)
• Wandering Amber Lagoon color palette (#FFD7C2, #FAA270, #E6712B, #A54900, #2B0C00)
• Soft Crimson color palette (#FFD8DB, #FE8393, #D31552, #7B0022, #31000C)
• Wandering Garden color palette (#E7E8FC, #00C4BA, #DC8900, #392000, #1B0A10)
• Timeworn Marigold color palette (#D4E3D3, #C89E3D, #734C00, #3A2400, #030F04)
• Muted Mustard Study color palette (#FFEFF8, #F2C89D, #CAB556, #B1616C, #442734)

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