Frosted Rust color palette — #F9DAD4 · #C54510 · #883700 · #4F2200 · #271100

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F9DAD4): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#C54510): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#883700): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#4F2200): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#271100): 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 Frosted 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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