Pale Rust color palette — #F6D6D5 · #CB4E37 · #9F4200 · #5F2E00 · #140900

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F6D6D5): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Terracotta (#CB4E37): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Burnt Sienna (#9F4200): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Cocoa (#5F2E00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#140900): 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 Pale 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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