Rust Study color palette — #F6E1D2 · #BC5300 · #351F00 · #121E19 · #090200

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F6E1D2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#BC5300): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#351F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#121E19): quiet, heavy and certain.
• Ink (#090200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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