Tempered Rust Alley color palette — #FDD9EC · #AB4900 · #005E73 · #491B00 · #000102

A conversation between Terracotta and Peacock, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDD9EC): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.
• Terracotta (#AB4900): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Peacock (#005E73): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Espresso (#491B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Black (#000102): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged muted, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered Rust Alley 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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