Washed Rust Alley color palette — #FDD6DB · #FF6868 · #CB3800 · #863500 · #4A2700

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDD6DB): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Watermelon (#FF6868): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#CB3800): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#863500): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#4A2700): 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 Washed Rust Alley 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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