Rust Basin color palette — #EED9DC · #DF6D6F · #CC3200 · #6E2900 · #371A00

A conversation between Terracotta and Coral Clay, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EED9DC): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Coral Clay (#DF6D6F): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#CC3200): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#6E2900): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#371A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Rust Basin 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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