Powdered Rust color palette — #FFDFDF · #CF4B34 · #963200 · #512600 · #231200

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFDFDF): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Terracotta (#CF4B34): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Burnt Sienna (#963200): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#512600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#231200): 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 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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