Terracotta Study color palette — #FEDBDA · #992714 · #4A1700 · #170600 · #030100

A conversation between Burnt Sienna and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FEDBDA): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Burnt Sienna (#992714): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#4A1700): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#170600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Black (#030100): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Terracotta 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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