Tempered Rust color palette — #FEEADC · #A94600 · #422100 · #2D0D00 · #0E0801

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FEEADC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Terracotta (#A94600): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#422100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#2D0D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#0E0801): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, 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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