Faded Rust color palette — #FFE9DD · #C04303 · #566900 · #004523 · #040000

Terracotta takes the lead with Olive close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFE9DD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#C04303): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Olive (#566900): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Forest (#004523): A deep, shadowed, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Black (#040000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded 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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