Tempered Rust color palette — #FFEAE0 · #BE5300 · #493400 · #300F00 · #120401

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEAE0): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#BE5300): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#493400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#300F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#120401): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

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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