Softworn Rust color palette — #FADED9 · #C25A00 · #804E00 · #3F3100 · #131500

Terracotta takes the lead with Coffee close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FADED9): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#C25A00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coffee (#804E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#3F3100): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Ink (#131500): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn 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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