Softworn Rust color palette — #E6DAE5 · #C36856 · #AB4D00 · #5D0028 · #0C0000

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

The five colors

• Silver (#E6DAE5): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Coral Clay (#C36856): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#AB4D00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Mulberry (#5D0028): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Ink (#0C0000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged pastel, light, 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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