Rust Study color palette — #F6E6DC · #CB9244 · #BD5D2F · #8B3D4C · #1E1500

Built around Terracotta, softened by Mustard — the whole palette hums with optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F6E6DC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Mustard (#CB9244): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#BD5D2F): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Garnet (#8B3D4C): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Ink (#1E1500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns 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.

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• Terracotta Ridge color palette (#F5D6E7, #BE7A38, #99430A, #632922, #021C05)
• Soft Mustard Parlor color palette (#FAD8A9, #C8BC04, #C48700, #AC542F, #1A3007)
• Terracotta Cabin color palette (#FAE0CE, #C68B5F, #984301, #5A1700, #080300)
• Powdered Villa color palette (#FFEADE, #FFB766, #E3886B, #B36377, #403502)
• Worn Plum Cabin color palette (#E3EAD1, #30BA6B, #B72F5F, #963319, #001205)
• Hushed Wisteria Studio color palette (#E9E9D7, #B27AFF, #C58700, #422B00, #070300)

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