Gentle Rust color palette — #F2D9D6 · #C75200 · #824900 · #483600 · #080600

A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F2D9D6): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#C75200): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#824900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#483600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#080600): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Gentle 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.

Similar palettes

• Hushed Bronze color palette (#FFE9DD, #A25500, #553000, #251400, #020100)
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• Hushed Crimson Workshop color palette (#F3E1E8, #CF2650, #A81D00, #572900, #140900)
• Powdered Balcony color palette (#F8E5ED, #B96600, #6047FF, #7D4300, #040020)
• Washed Atelier color palette (#F6D6DF, #BDAD47, #00B067, #9D4424, #181000)
• Hushed Atelier color palette (#FFEAE0, #E89800, #B88800, #6B6900, #202F00)
• Hazy Ultramarine color palette (#D6E3D6, #956300, #0069B1, #2C40D0, #030100)
• Powdered Indigo color palette (#F1DCFB, #566AFF, #8D7500, #100B00, #000201)

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