Tempered Rust color palette — #FFE1E0 · #FF7766 · #CB4C00 · #6C3300 · #2B1800

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE1E0): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Salmon (#FF7766): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#CB4C00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#6C3300): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Onyx (#2B1800): 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 Tempered 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.

Similar palettes

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• Chalky Terracotta color palette (#FFDDE5, #CB5B54, #993000, #4F2B00, #211400)
• Aged Apricot color palette (#FFE8DD, #FB8E00, #A06D00, #5E4900, #252000)
• Muted Tangerine Parlor color palette (#FFDAD0, #F37400, #855100, #4F3400, #0F0900)
• Muted Apricot color palette (#FFF0F8, #FD8435, #00A1C9, #9C4700, #001C25)
• Bronze Harbor color palette (#FFF3E7, #FFB271, #AB6600, #532C00, #040100)
• Sunflower Thicket color palette (#FFF1F7, #D1DECE, #CDD774, #B47365, #172C15)

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