Softworn Rust color palette — #F2E6D7 · #C23E00 · #6F3C00 · #1B3300 · #190500
A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Parchment (#F2E6D7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Terracotta (#C23E00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Bronze (#6F3C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Deep Forest (#1B3300): A deep, shadowed, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Ink (#190500): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged retro, warm.
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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- Patina Rose color palette (#D5E9D9, #D45E5C, #965600, #005352, #1B0300)
- Faded Study color palette (#FFDFB2, #EF6D00, #996100, #105E0A, #411E00)
- Plum Drift color palette (#F0E9CA, #AD4C94, #683200, #001B3A, #040001)
- Gentle Amber color palette (#ECDCBE, #B48C00, #6D6E00, #00544B, #2B2400)
- Worn Olive color palette (#E4E3D6, #858600, #3A6600, #004046, #141900)
- Marigold Station color palette (#FFF4DA, #DB9A00, #8E7E00, #006B55, #443201)
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