Gentle Rust color palette — #F6D9D9 · #FB716C · #CB2A00 · #852700 · #3A1400

Brick and Watermelon set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F6D9D9): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Watermelon (#FB716C): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Brick (#CB2A00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#852700): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#3A1400): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Gentle 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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