Gentle Rust Study color palette — #DBE9DB · #C05300 · #6B4100 · #093601 · #1B0900

A conversation between Terracotta and Deep Forest, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#DBE9DB): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Terracotta (#C05300): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#6B4100): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Deep Forest (#093601): A deep, shadowed, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Ink (#1B0900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged retro, warm.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Gentle Rust Study 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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