Gentle Rust color palette — #FFD6D3 · #FF9483 · #CD4200 · #712A00 · #2D1100

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD6D3): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Melon (#FF9483): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#CD4200): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#712A00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#2D1100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

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• Ember Terrace color palette (#FFE8EC, #FF848A, #EB5C2F, #9D5500, #3A2500)
• Worn Bronze color palette (#FFF3E9, #FFB57B, #AC6000, #4F2900, #0B0300)
• Pale Studio color palette (#FFEAEB, #CD514A, #9F2B00, #542300, #221100)
• Weathered Emerald Orchard color palette (#FFF1F6, #ED903E, #00AE5F, #944F00, #001F0C)
• Raspberry Archive color palette (#FFDCF5, #F37BC2, #CF0082, #840048, #360012)
• Honey Thicket color palette (#FFF1F6, #D2DCCD, #EDC954, #AE6A49, #351623)

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