Faded Rust color palette — #FFEADE · #F48461 · #00AAAF · #BB471F · #003E40
Built around Terracotta, softened by Salmon — the whole palette hums with balance.
The five colors
- Cream (#FFEADE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Salmon (#F48461): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Turquoise (#00AAAF): A luminous, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Terracotta (#BB471F): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Deep Teal (#003E40): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
Feels like: 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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- Coral Summit color palette (#FFE9E0, #FEA395, #9ABE6B, #DA6B5C, #2A3C0B)
- Chalky Cobalt color palette (#F7E1C5, #E4A129, #007FD8, #8C5F00, #002F56)
- Iris Archive color palette (#FFEADA, #EC8D40, #8284FF, #AA5900, #2E2F5F)
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