Gentle Rust color palette — #F5D8D0 · #C34E00 · #8B3F00 · #4E2600 · #200F00

A conversation between Terracotta and Burnt Sienna, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F5D8D0): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#C34E00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Burnt Sienna (#8B3F00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#4E2600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#200F00): 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 Gentle 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.

Similar palettes

• Powdered Atelier color palette (#F5D5D6, #CD3B3E, #9D0C00, #591700, #290B00)
• Dusty Parlor color palette (#FDE5DF, #E54A00, #8D3A00, #391800, #090300)
• Tempered Delta color palette (#F9E9D9, #A36F00, #6D4C00, #423100, #151000)
• Chalky Byzantium Coast color palette (#F3E2EA, #B65B00, #961EBB, #6C3300, #1C0027)
• Frosted Tangerine color palette (#F3D9CD, #F07D09, #B36300, #744500, #4B3000)
• Pale Pier color palette (#F4D9E1, #CFAB63, #A79504, #8A4700, #221400)
• Mulberry Thicket color palette (#EDDBE2, #975200, #4B6600, #880051, #100500)
• Pale Mulberry color palette (#F1D8E4, #C63F7E, #A70050, #620024, #310007)

Browse the whole catalog at Explore, or see today's palette.