Softworn Rust color palette — #F5E5E1 · #DF7A59 · #AE4B00 · #5E2C00 · #391C00

A conversation between Terracotta and Coral Clay, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F5E5E1): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Coral Clay (#DF7A59): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#AE4B00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Cocoa (#5E2C00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#391C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged 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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