Tempered Rust color palette — #F1D9DD · #CA4F37 · #783A00 · #3D2A00 · #072209

A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F1D9DD): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Terracotta (#CA4F37): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#783A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#3D2A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#072209): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

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.

Similar palettes

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• Chalky Terracotta Quarry color palette (#F3D7EB, #BE4E7E, #9C0114, #4B2200, #2A1B00)
• Bronze Loft color palette (#FEE4EC, #985E00, #005E95, #523100, #001C32)
• Antique Drift color palette (#F3DCE4, #887435, #653900, #510201, #131900)
• Garnet Summit color palette (#F0DAE3, #BABC76, #31A48C, #971727, #332700)
• Chestnut Field color palette (#FFECD9, #7E5D00, #3A3A00, #031B00, #000808)
• Washed Amber Thicket color palette (#F5D8CC, #D28200, #755F00, #404900, #103B00)

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