Tempered Rust color palette — #FFD9E7 · #FF8689 · #D25121 · #764000 · #281E00

A conversation between Terracotta and Salmon, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD9E7): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of strawberry cream.
• Salmon (#FF8689): A luminous, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Terracotta (#D25121): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Bronze (#764000): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#281E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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