Chalky Rust color palette — #FFDCE3 · #FF8D96 · #E16859 · #B23D00 · #391500

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDCE3): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Rose Quartz (#FF8D96): A luminous, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Coral Clay (#E16859): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#B23D00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#391500): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chalky 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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