Terracotta Study color palette — #F6D9D7 · #8C2D00 · #4A2700 · #1C1100 · #020200

A conversation between Rust and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F6D9D7): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#8C2D00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#4A2700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#1C1100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Black (#020200): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Terracotta 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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