Gentle Rust color palette — #FFE9E8 · #D17569 · #B0412B · #7E2800 · #493200

A conversation between Brick and Rust, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE9E8): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coral Clay (#D17569): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Brick (#B0412B): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#7E2800): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#493200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged 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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