Faded Rust color palette — #FFDBD2 · #FFB3A0 · #04BAE2 · #CE3500 · #003441

Built around Terracotta, softened by Cyan — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDBD2): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Melon (#FFB3A0): A whisper-light, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Cyan (#04BAE2): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Terracotta (#CE3500): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Deep Teal (#003441): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Warmth, Comfort, Energy, 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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• Washed Periwinkle Studio color palette (#FFDEC0, #FFB874, #75A7FF, #A76100, #03286A)
• Worn Amber Terrace color palette (#FFF1F5, #FFB35A, #83BAFF, #D28200, #0A3A6F)
• Airy Raspberry color palette (#F0DBFF, #FFACD0, #03C687, #CF0081, #003823)
• Worn Basin color palette (#CCE6CD, #FAB330, #6886EA, #AC7600, #182453)
• Ember Workshop color palette (#FFEADF, #E84500, #008091, #872400, #001A1F)
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