Rust Basin color palette — #FFEFE8 · #FFCDBE · #E2A880 · #B25863 · #362F2C

A conversation between Brick and Sand, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEFE8): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Shell Pink (#FFCDBE): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Sand (#E2A880): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Brick (#B25863): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Espresso (#362F2C): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Sophistication. Tagged pastel, light, muted, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Rust Basin 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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