Smoked Rust color palette — #FDD9DA · #B73B29 · #542F00 · #1D1500 · #010100

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FDD9DA): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Brick (#B73B29): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#542F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#1D1500): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Black (#010100): 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 Smoked 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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