Chalky Rust color palette — #FFE0DB · #FD8465 · #C44F00 · #7C3900 · #391B00

Built around Terracotta, softened by Salmon — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFE0DB): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Salmon (#FD8465): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#C44F00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Bronze (#7C3900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#391B00): 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 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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