Pale Rust color palette — #FFF2EB · #FF9274 · #A57700 · #B44D31 · #221603

Terracotta takes the lead with Salmon close behind in a set that reads as optimism and balance at first glance.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FFF2EB): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Salmon (#FF9274): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ochre (#A57700): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Terracotta (#B44D31): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#221603): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged duotone.

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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