Terracotta Study color palette — #FAE9E1 · #C27A37 · #943C00 · #6A0406 · #1B0F00

Burnt Sienna and Oxblood set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Cream (#FAE9E1): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Mustard (#C27A37): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Burnt Sienna (#943C00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Oxblood (#6A0406): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#1B0F00): 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 Terracotta Study 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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• Rust Parlor color palette (#FFF2EA, #F2AA44, #CE5100, #8B183B, #1D1800)
• Hushed Chestnut Balcony color palette (#FCEFE4, #D0B698, #A87651, #814720, #332B1E)
• Soft Apricot Pier color palette (#FFD3BF, #EE8700, #C05101, #8F2922, #392400)
• Tempered Mulberry color palette (#F3DEF1, #E153A1, #AD0050, #650108, #280800)
• Obsidian Atelier color palette (#F5EADE, #6A4C00, #3D2300, #1C0700, #020100)

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