Washed Rust color palette — #FFE5DE · #DF847E · #C54F26 · #733900 · #3A2101

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE5DE): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Watermelon (#DF847E): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#C54F26): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#733900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#3A2101): 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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