Rust Atelier color palette — #CFE5D4 · #C54B2D · #674400 · #003338 · #1C0700

A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Celadon Mist (#CFE5D4): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Terracotta (#C54B2D): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#674400): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Forest (#003338): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Ink (#1C0700): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged retro.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Rust Atelier 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.

Similar palettes

• Washed Bronze color palette (#DCF0E0, #A96700, #524F00, #003048, #150C00)
• Gentle Chapel color palette (#D4EFD9, #C0476F, #802E00, #003529, #240004)
• Softworn Lagoon color palette (#FAEBF4, #AF4511, #2D5200, #002C39, #15001F)
• Worn Hollow color palette (#F9E8EF, #814100, #364349, #241700, #0F0107)
• Soft Navy Drift color palette (#EBDCC3, #B25081, #6E4100, #001695, #3F1416)
• Linen Hollow color palette (#EEDBBE, #D87056, #8D5E00, #005259, #3D1800)
• Blush Grove color palette (#DFFEEB, #E8799C, #8E6100, #003F78, #2B0100)
• Shadow Thicket color palette (#F8EDD4, #704E00, #2B3300, #00152A, #020200)

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