Softworn Rust color palette — #FFEADC · #CD8D46 · #A54B1A · #6E3638 · #39352F

Built around Terracotta, softened by Mustard — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEADC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Mustard (#CD8D46): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#A54B1A): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Cocoa (#6E3638): A full-bodied, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Espresso (#39352F): a grounded near-black with real depth.

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

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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• Bronze Drift color palette (#F7E4CA, #867600, #5D3F00, #421B00, #131900)
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