Gentle Rust color palette — #FEDBD8 · #D05432 · #9E4300 · #572A00 · #0A0300

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FEDBD8): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#D05432): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Burnt Sienna (#9E4300): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#572A00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#0A0300): 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.

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