Faded Rust color palette — #C8E9F3 · #00999D · #BF5800 · #805B00 · #002526

Terracotta takes the lead with Cerulean close behind in a set that reads as optimism and balance at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#C8E9F3): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Cerulean (#00999D): A luminous, balanced teal — the color of sea glass.
• Terracotta (#BF5800): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ochre (#805B00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#002526): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged cool.

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.

Similar palettes

• Weathered Bronze color palette (#C9E4EA, #00948D, #916A00, #006059, #001F25)
• Timeworn Grove color palette (#C3ECFC, #00A9B5, #C17500, #847100, #04313D)
• Patina Scarlet Study color palette (#CEE7E7, #009F67, #E40918, #A05000, #002525)
• Bronze Harbor color palette (#DDF1FC, #00829B, #8D5E00, #595400, #00151B)
• Timeworn Station color palette (#DDFFE7, #00A4BA, #CD5650, #AD4625, #001013)
• Dusty Cobalt Courtyard color palette (#E3F2FE, #008FD2, #867D00, #44702B, #002236)
• Bronze Station color palette (#FDE5EF, #B99B49, #A65C00, #7A342F, #002C20)
• Faded Mulberry Dune color palette (#CAE7EE, #00798B, #8E3483, #5D4B00, #00242B)

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