Worn Rust color palette — #F9EED6 · #D03D00 · #664500 · #003339 · #1D0412

A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and energy.

The five colors

• Cream (#F9EED6): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#D03D00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Bronze (#664500): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Forest (#003339): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Ink (#1D0412): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.

Feels like: Optimism, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Worn 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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