Rust Alley color palette — #F9DCDF · #CD4000 · #814A00 · #473500 · #141400

A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F9DCDF): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Terracotta (#CD4000): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#814A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#473500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#141400): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Rust Alley 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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