Tempered Rust color palette — #DDECDE · #BE4E2E · #653400 · #112000 · #030000
A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#DDECDE): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Terracotta (#BE4E2E): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
- Bronze (#653400): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ink (#112000): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Black (#030000): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged retro, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered 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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