Gentle Rust color palette — #FED4D7 · #EA7472 · #C93A00 · #752F00 · #3C1D00

Built around Terracotta, softened by Watermelon — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FED4D7): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Watermelon (#EA7472): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#C93A00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#752F00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#3C1D00): 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.

Similar palettes

• Faded Tangerine Lagoon color palette (#F6E1DE, #F17950, #A85800, #663D00, #372600)
• Rust Workshop color palette (#FFD2E6, #F05A7A, #C82D00, #784100, #543A00)
• Worn Ember Station color palette (#FCE9E7, #C9604C, #8F3F00, #492600, #1F1100)
• Gentle Courtyard color palette (#FFE6EA, #FF928F, #EF3B03, #9D4500, #5B3000)
• Feathered Apricot Corridor color palette (#FFEEE3, #EA924C, #A45500, #5C2B00, #1A0900)
• Plum Orchard color palette (#F9E4F1, #EB76B2, #BF005E, #7D0024, #4E0900)
• Aged Amber Market color palette (#FFEBF7, #E27546, #0090B7, #983800, #002531)
• Gentle Cabin color palette (#FFECF5, #FDD8AA, #C3B850, #BC443A, #3C1F00)

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