Softworn Rust Archive color palette — #FCE4D5 · #CA935D · #B24100 · #781C2C · #281900

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#FCE4D5): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Camel (#CA935D): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Terracotta (#B24100): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Oxblood (#781C2C): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Onyx (#281900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Rust Archive 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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