Softworn Rust color palette — #FFF2EC · #FFA880 · #CB5600 · #642500 · #070100

Terracotta and Melon set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FFF2EC): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Melon (#FFA880): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#CB5600): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Rust (#642500): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#070100): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged monochrome, 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.

Similar palettes

• Gentle Crimson color palette (#FFF1F2, #FD9FA6, #C64654, #71001F, #130002)
• Bronze Ridge color palette (#FFF3E2, #EFBF6E, #9B6C00, #523600, #040200)
• Amber Garden color palette (#FFF1F6, #FFCEA9, #CF7A23, #723900, #200D00)
• Frosted Balcony color palette (#FCE5DD, #E77000, #8E3100, #431C00, #0C0200)
• Linen Ember Courtyard color palette (#FFDBCC, #FFA26B, #F76217, #984800, #250D00)
• Ancient Mustard color palette (#ECFAEC, #DBB56E, #6D4900, #241500, #000200)
• Worn Market color palette (#E6FBEF, #B5B77A, #857800, #564400, #111500)
• Hushed Rust Veranda color palette (#FFF0F9, #D7DACD, #FFCA83, #B85A4C, #321123)

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