Pale Rust color palette — #FADCE7 · #E6879D · #CA5959 · #953926 · #532910

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FADCE7): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Rose (#E6879D): A luminous, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Poppy (#CA5959): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Burnt Sienna (#953926): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#532910): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale 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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