Tempered Rust Archive color palette — #F8D8D2 · #DD8062 · #B74C13 · #783800 · #463500

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F8D8D2): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coral Clay (#DD8062): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#B74C13): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#783800): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#463500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered Rust Archive 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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