Terracotta Archive color palette — #F9D8D0 · #8A3000 · #461B00 · #1C0900 · #040100

Rust and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F9D8D0): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Rust (#8A3000): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#461B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#1C0900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Black (#040100): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged dark, muted, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Terracotta Archive 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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