Pale Rust color palette — #F5D7D4 · #D26D59 · #B34000 · #642A00 · #341600

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F5D7D4): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coral Clay (#D26D59): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#B34000): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#642A00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Onyx (#341600): 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 Pale 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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