Rust Study color palette — #FFD3DC · #D78182 · #B24000 · #6A3800 · #472E00

Terracotta and Watermelon set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD3DC): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Watermelon (#D78182): A luminous, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Terracotta (#B24000): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#6A3800): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#472E00): 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 Rust Study 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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