Chalky Rust color palette — #FCDFDD · #CA5531 · #823500 · #462300 · #1D1C00

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FCDFDD): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#CA5531): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#823500): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#462300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#1D1C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

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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