Chalky Rust color palette — #FDD5BB · #EF8538 · #C24E00 · #8F2B12 · #3F2000

Built around Terracotta, softened by Tangerine — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Peach Cream (#FDD5BB): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Tangerine (#EF8538): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#C24E00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Burnt Sienna (#8F2B12): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#3F2000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chalky 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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