Gentle Rust color palette — #FDDED7 · #C24B00 · #8A3B00 · #4F2700 · #1E0C00

Terracotta takes the lead with Burnt Sienna close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDDED7): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#C24B00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Burnt Sienna (#8A3B00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#4F2700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#1E0C00): 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 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.

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