Powdered Rust color palette — #FFEDE9 · #DF8F8E · #BB5443 · #832D00 · #5F2900

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEDE9): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Salmon (#DF8F8E): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#BB5443): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#832D00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#5F2900): A deep, shadowed, balanced 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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