Chalky Rust color palette — #F5DAE9 · #BD4D00 · #005F5F · #62002F · #230800

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F5DAE9): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Terracotta (#BD4D00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Peacock (#005F5F): A full-bodied, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Mulberry (#62002F): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Ink (#230800): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

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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