Washed Rust color palette — #FFE5E3 · #FF9380 · #C74400 · #773000 · #3A1800

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE5E3): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Melon (#FF9380): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#C74400): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#773000): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#3A1800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, 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.

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