Tempered Rust color palette — #C9E3EC · #009395 · #BA481F · #8E2D04 · #002020
Built around Terracotta, softened by Burnt Sienna — the whole palette hums with balance.
The five colors
- Silver (#C9E3EC): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Cerulean (#009395): A luminous, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
- Terracotta (#BA481F): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Burnt Sienna (#8E2D04): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Ink (#002020): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
Feels like: Balance. Tagged warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered 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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