Softworn Rust color palette — #E9E8C6 · #C55C00 · #00888B · #001E1F · #000300

Terracotta and Cerulean set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#E9E8C6): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Terracotta (#C55C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Cerulean (#00888B): A full-bodied, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Ink (#001E1F): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Black (#000300): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Optimism, Balance. Tagged neon, dark, vibrant, 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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