Powdered Rust color palette — #FAE3DA · #C15D00 · #8A3300 · #57170A · #160700

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FAE3DA): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#C15D00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Burnt Sienna (#8A3300): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#57170A): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#160700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Powdered 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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