Rust Study color palette — #F9E5E2 · #AA4300 · #6B3500 · #3C2300 · #0C0600

A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F9E5E2): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#AA4300): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#6B3500): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#3C2300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#0C0600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Rust Study 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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• Muted Bronze color palette (#FAE8D0, #836A00, #4A4700, #212600, #040900)
• Muted Delta color palette (#EFE3D6, #BD981E, #67901F, #732E00, #110B00)
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• Wandering Plum color palette (#F6DEEC, #B9006A, #8B0036, #4A0009, #1C0100)
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