Faded Rust color palette — #FFF3E6 · #FF7777 · #CC5205 · #596100 · #56241D
A conversation between Terracotta and Watermelon, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Cream (#FFF3E6): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Watermelon (#FF7777): A luminous, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Terracotta (#CC5205): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Olive (#596100): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Espresso (#56241D): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged retro, 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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