Terracotta Study color palette — #FDE6D7 · #9A3F00 · #005469 · #4C1B00 · #001219

A conversation between Burnt Sienna and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FDE6D7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Burnt Sienna (#9A3F00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Peacock (#005469): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Espresso (#4C1B00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#001219): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Terracotta Study 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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