Tempered Rust color palette — #FFF0F9 · #F0D6E0 · #D4BA90 · #CB4200 · #3E2C38

A conversation between Terracotta and Sand, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FFF0F9): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Shell Pink (#F0D6E0): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Sand (#D4BA90): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#CB4200): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#3E2C38): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.

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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• Terracotta Boulevard color palette (#FFF0FB, #E8C9D3, #8DB09F, #963628, #402B3C)
• Ancient Amber Summit color palette (#F2F7F1, #CCDFDC, #A2CACB, #B5770C, #364435)
• Ancient Bronze color palette (#FFE5ED, #A86600, #453600, #291500, #10030A)
• Misty Hollow color palette (#FFDDED, #D66A00, #207E07, #004F69, #3A004B)
• Misty Tangerine Canyon color palette (#FAE2B0, #F36800, #8B6900, #005767, #3F2000)
• Chalky Olive Studio color palette (#D5F5DE, #AEB24D, #5B8700, #8B4041, #2F3000)

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