Tempered Rust color palette — #FFE9DC · #D14E00 · #402400 · #1D231A · #140300

Terracotta and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFE9DC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Terracotta (#D14E00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#402400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Onyx (#1D231A): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Ink (#140300): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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