Midnight Rust color palette — #F4DECF · #AA4A00 · #392601 · #1D0A00 · #090201

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F4DECF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Terracotta (#AA4A00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#392601): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#1D0A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#090201): 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 Midnight 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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