Pale Rust color palette — #FADCDF · #C42F00 · #5A2F00 · #2A1F00 · #051201

Built around Brick, softened by Cocoa — the whole palette hums with optimism and energy.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FADCDF): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Brick (#C42F00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Cocoa (#5A2F00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#2A1F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#051201): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Optimism, Energy, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Pale 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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