Chalky Rust color palette — #FCDAE1 · #D26974 · #AF4A2C · #602C00 · #311D00

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FCDAE1): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Coral Clay (#D26974): A luminous, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Terracotta (#AF4A2C): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#602C00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#311D00): 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 Chalky 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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