Muted Rust color palette — #FFDFD2 · #E58D7E · #C4542F · #853F1C · #4C4541

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDFD2): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Salmon (#E58D7E): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#C4542F): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#853F1C): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Charcoal (#4C4541): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Muted 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

• Patina Bronze color palette (#FFE4CD, #D59255, #AE6E00, #754F00, #48443E)
• Gentle Coral color palette (#FFD1DD, #F47F7C, #B0513A, #734009, #3D2804)
• Linen Terracotta Loft color palette (#FFF2EA, #D28C6D, #9E72CA, #A3450E, #4A3A5C)
• Hazy Plum Orchard color palette (#FFE3E0, #E58CAA, #BB4067, #8A3644, #5F3B2F)
• Ancient Amber Ridge color palette (#FFE1E8, #FFA5A1, #CF734D, #935C35, #324D35)
• Patina Bronze Terrace color palette (#FFF3E8, #E9AF84, #AF6100, #673800, #492602)
• Amber Workshop color palette (#FFF3E8, #C76E20, #6F8622, #964C71, #3D3732)
• Sunlit Dune color palette (#F9E8E4, #B94400, #6C2C00, #371800, #140F00)

Browse the whole catalog at Explore, or see today's palette.