Rust Study color palette — #FCE4E2 · #C44A17 · #8D4D00 · #513500 · #0F0C00

Built around Terracotta, softened by Burnt Sienna — the whole palette hums with optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FCE4E2): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#C44A17): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Burnt Sienna (#8D4D00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Cocoa (#513500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#0F0C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Rust Study 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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