Chalky Rust color palette — #FFCFE0 · #DFAF5A · #D27E00 · #B54D00 · #322800

Terracotta and Mustard set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFCFE0): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Gold (#DFAF5A): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Mustard (#D27E00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Terracotta (#B54D00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#322800): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. 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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