Powdered Rust color palette — #FFE8E5 · #FF9178 · #BF4800 · #743300 · #361700

Built around Terracotta, softened by Salmon — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE8E5): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Salmon (#FF9178): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#BF4800): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#743300): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Onyx (#361700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Powdered 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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