Softworn Rust color palette — #FFE8D6 · #D78B48 · #C05C00 · #8B4224 · #231200

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FFE8D6): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Mustard (#D78B48): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#C05C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Burnt Sienna (#8B4224): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#231200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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