Tempered Rust Drift color palette — #FFEADC · #C98E57 · #A84900 · #753228 · #483004

A conversation between Terracotta and Mustard, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEADC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Mustard (#C98E57): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#A84900): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#753228): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#483004): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered Rust Drift 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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