Pale Rust color palette — #FFE2DE · #EA9478 · #C55D00 · #814C00 · #4F4A44

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE2DE): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Salmon (#EA9478): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#C55D00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Bronze (#814C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Charcoal Brown (#4F4A44): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale 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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