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Terracotta Loft

A palette drawn from kiln-fired materials — terracotta, warm stucco, dried rust, and bleached linen. It works when the brand needs to feel architectural, handcrafted, and grounded in physical material.

A material-forward palette for surfaces that should feel fired, aged, and handmade. Works best for interior design, architecture portfolios, home goods, and artisan food brands.

WarmArchitectureArtisan
Why this set works

Warm clay, rust, and fired earth tones for interior design, architecture, and artisan lifestyle brands.

Interior design
Architecture portfolios
Home goods and artisan brands
Prompt words
fired claywarm stuccorust patinaadobe wallkiln earth
Export ready
1. Coral Velvet Soft #906B47
2. Ember Dusk Muted #665147
3. Ruby Shadow Muted #543F3B
4. Amber Tone Soft #BCB076
5. Honey Silk Muted #B7BC9F
--terracotta-loft-1: #906B47;
--terracotta-loft-2: #665147;
--terracotta-loft-3: #543F3B;
--terracotta-loft-4: #BCB076;
--terracotta-loft-5: #B7BC9F;

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Dark mode pairs
#906B47
#C3AB93
#665147
#A69186
#543F3B
#CDBFBC
#BCB076
#635B36
#B7BC9F
#6B7052

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WCAG contrast audit

WCAG contrast ratios for all palette color pairs against white and black text.

#906B47
4.8:1 AA
4.4:1 AA Large
#665147
7.4:1 AAA
2.8:1 Fail
#543F3B
9.8:1 AAA
2.2:1 Fail
#BCB076
2.2:1 Fail
9.6:1 AAA
#B7BC9F
2:1 Fail
10.7:1 AAA

Color-on-color pairs:

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1.5:1 Fail
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2:1 Fail
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2.2:1 Fail
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2.4:1 Fail
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1.3:1 Fail
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3.4:1 AA Large
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3.8:1 AA Large
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4.5:1 AA
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5:1 AA
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1.1:1 Fail

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Palette

Each swatch links back to its individual archive detail page.

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1
Coral Velvet Soft
#906B47
Orange · hsl(30, 34%, 42%)
2
Ember Dusk Muted
#665147
Orange · hsl(20, 18%, 34%)
3
Ruby Shadow Muted
#543F3B
Red · hsl(10, 18%, 28%)
4
Amber Tone Soft
#BCB076
Yellow · hsl(50, 34%, 60%)
5
Honey Silk Muted
#B7BC9F
Lime · hsl(70, 18%, 68%)
Editorial direction

Collections should do more than group swatches. Each one should read like a usable design direction with a clear emotional lane and a real application surface.

This detail route is the missing layer between a generic palette gallery and a convincing design reference. It gives the set a specific point of view.

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