Tempered Rust color palette — #FEDCFF · #FFA6C7 · #FF7870 · #CB5600 · #4B3100

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

The five colors

• Thistle (#FEDCFF): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Carnation (#FFA6C7): A whisper-light, balanced rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Salmon (#FF7870): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#CB5600): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#4B3100): 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 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.

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• Softworn Coral Station color palette (#FFF4DC, #F59FDF, #F17153, #0087A9, #561F35)
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• Aged Bronze Bloom color palette (#FFEEE9, #FFC2AC, #E4A269, #A18700, #383F00)
• Patina Coral color palette (#FFE8DF, #FF676E, #855D3F, #5F3333, #1D0C0C)
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