Faded Rust color palette — #FEF2EC · #FF9D81 · #AC7D00 · #D03B00 · #281A03

Terracotta takes the lead with Mustard close behind in a set that reads as optimism and energy at first glance.

The five colors

• Ivory (#FEF2EC): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Melon (#FF9D81): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Mustard (#AC7D00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Terracotta (#D03B00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Onyx (#281A03): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Energy, Balance. Tagged duotone.

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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