Softworn Rust color palette — #FAE7DC · #B8562A · #214B00 · #571C00 · #010500

A conversation between Terracotta and Deep Olive, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FAE7DC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Terracotta (#B8562A): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Deep Olive (#214B00): A deep, shadowed, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Espresso (#571C00): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#010500): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

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

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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