Pale Dune color palette — #F3DFDB · #C03500 · #712B00 · #270E00 · #030100

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F3DFDB): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#C03500): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#712B00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#270E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Black (#030100): a grounded near-black with real depth.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale Dune 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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