Pale Rust color palette — #FDE8EB · #DE7478 · #CE3C00 · #764200 · #3D2800

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FDE8EB): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Watermelon (#DE7478): A luminous, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Terracotta (#CE3C00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#764200): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#3D2800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, 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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