Powdered Rust color palette — #FFD8EF · #FF8CA6 · #CF3F00 · #764200 · #221900

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD8EF): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Ballet Pink (#FF8CA6): A luminous, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Terracotta (#CF3F00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#764200): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#221900): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Powdered 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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• Pale Ember Studio color palette (#FFE8EA, #FF8180, #EA5220, #A85012, #492500)
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• Frosted Ember color palette (#FFDBDD, #F46146, #984E00, #483100, #110F00)
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