Rust

A deep red-orange, like oxidised steel. Earthy, weathered and 1970s.

Rust, the usual valueBrown
#A8482A
75 rusts in the library

Pick any swatch to see its codes, its contrast and the palette it comes from.

01Put it to work

Can you read text on it?
White text looks like thisEasy to read
Fine for body text and headlines. Contrast 5.8 to 1
Black text looks like thisBig text only
Headlines and large labels are fine; small text will strain the eye. Contrast 3.4 to 1

White text reads better here. The contrast number compares how light the text is with how light the colour behind it is. It runs from 1, where the text disappears, to 21, black on white. The web accessibility standard asks for at least 4.5 for normal text and 3 for big headlines.

Pick a swatch above to see it in its own palette, next to the colours it was chosen to sit with.

02Tints and shades

A ramp from 50 to 950 around #A8482A, in equal perceptual steps, for backgrounds, borders and hover states. Click a step to copy it.

0396 palettes with rust

PhotorealismPhotorealismBohemianBohemianPaintingPaintingAbstract ExpressionismAbstract ExpressionismAction BlackAbstract ExpressionismColor FieldAbstract ExpressionismJazz ClubMusicWeimarBauhausFired TerraSculptureAdobe DesertArchitectureBerlin ConcreteGraffiti / Street ArtIllustrationIllustrationSurrealist FashionSurrealist FashionArtisanal TextileArtisanal TextilePottery / CeramicsPottery / CeramicsMixed MediaMixed MediaCollageMixed MediaAssemblageMixed MediaPrintmakingPrintmakingWoodblock ReliefPrintmakingScreen PrintPrintmakingStreet PhotographyStreet PhotographyPortrait PhotographyPortrait PhotographyAnalog PhotographyAnalog Photography

04The styles that use it

Mid-Century Modern4Abstract Expressionism3Mixed Media3Printmaking3Afrofuturism3Constructivist Architecture3Painting2Architectural Modernism2Architectural Postmodernism2De Stijl2Pueblo Revival2Japanese Graphic2Collage290s Editorial2Liquid Retro2Brutalism2Thread & Tape2Photorealism1Bohemian1Music1Bauhaus1Sculpture1Architecture1Graffiti / Street Art1Illustration1Surrealist Fashion1Artisanal Textile1Pottery / Ceramics1Street Photography1Portrait Photography1Analog Photography1Italo Disco1Post-Modernism1Skeuomorphism1Luxury Minimal1Neubrutalism1Future Funk1Surveillance1Psychedelic1Acid1

And 35 more, in the palettes above.

05Questions

What is the hex code for rust?

Rust is most often given as #A8482A. There is no single official value; the 75 rust swatches in the Omoro library run across the range shown on this page.

What colours go with rust?

In the library's palettes, rust most often sits beside yellow, blue and brown, with black and grey as the neutrals.

Which design styles use rust?

Mid-Century Modern, Abstract Expressionism and Mixed Media use it most. 75 styles use it in all.

Goes withYellow 59%Blue 33%Brown 27%Green 20%Red 5%Pink 4%

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