Shadow Rust color palette — #FFE5D5 · #B34000 · #352800 · #220600 · #0A0101

A conversation between Terracotta and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE5D5): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Terracotta (#B34000): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#352800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#220600): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#0A0101): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow 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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