Faded Rust color palette — #F9D6C5 · #B14D00 · #00718C · #3B4C8A · #050100
Built around Terracotta, softened by Peacock — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.
The five colors
- Shell Pink (#F9D6C5): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Terracotta (#B14D00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Teal (#00718C): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Peacock (#3B4C8A): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Black (#050100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged warm.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Faded 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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