Earthy Terracotta Palette
Unglazed clay pottery — warm orange-red earth tones, matte not glossy.
#7A3B2E
fired clay dark
HSL 10° 45% 33%
8.4:1 on white
#C1654A
terracotta
HSL 14° 49% 52%
4.0:1 on white
#E0906B
warm clay-pink
HSL 19° 65% 65%
2.5:1 on white
#D9C4A9
sand
HSL 34° 39% 76%
1.7:1 on white
#F5EDE3
off-white
HSL 33° 47% 93%
1.2:1 on white
Using this palette
Terracotta itself does most of the work here (#C1654A) — it's the anchor and everything else is built to support it, either darker (fired-clay shadow) or lighter (raw clay body, sand). Unlike a lot of warm palettes this one deliberately avoids yellow entirely, which keeps it reading as mineral/earth rather than tipping into 'autumn' territory; if you need a warm palette that doesn't feel seasonal, this is the one to reach for over autumn-harvest. #D9C4A9 and #F5EDE3 are close enough in value to double as interchangeable backgrounds, and #7A3B2E is dark enough to carry body text reliably against either.