Washed Rust color palette — #F8DDDD · #CE543B · #7E3E00 · #412A00 · #140D00

A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F8DDDD): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Terracotta (#CE543B): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Bronze (#7E3E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#412A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#140D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Washed 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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• Soft Rust color palette (#EDDEC0, #C9301C, #684100, #003235, #190500)
• Linen Rose Basin color palette (#FDDBEF, #F1496C, #B25100, #594200, #090E00)
• Muted Plum Study color palette (#F4DAEB, #BA4364, #5C2900, #281900, #0A1100)
• Tangerine Corridor color palette (#F8E0DC, #FD7B2E, #A76600, #654900, #312C00)
• Wandering Ember color palette (#F7E6EF, #FF657D, #DE4E00, #7B5C00, #120500)
• Aged Brick color palette (#FFE8F7, #B13500, #3C4D00, #002D32, #0A0021)

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