Rust Basin color palette — #FFE4E0 · #B14600 · #5C3200 · #2E1D00 · #161100

Terracotta takes the lead with Cocoa close behind in a set that reads as optimism and balance at first glance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE4E0): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#B14600): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Cocoa (#5C3200): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#2E1D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#161100): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Rust Basin 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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