Powdered Rust color palette — #FFD4CD · #FF9275 · #BE4900 · #783400 · #341700

Terracotta takes the lead with Salmon close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD4CD): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Salmon (#FF9275): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#BE4900): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#783400): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Onyx (#341700): 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 Powdered 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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