Tempered Rust color palette — #FFDDD9 · #FF7858 · #D04B00 · #8C3B00 · #4B2400

Terracotta and Salmon set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDDD9): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Salmon (#FF7858): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#D04B00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Burnt Sienna (#8C3B00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#4B2400): 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 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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