Rust Archive color palette — #EAE2D4 · #CE3F1E · #5D4A00 · #002B5B · #1B0900

Built around Terracotta, softened by Midnight — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EAE2D4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Terracotta (#CE3F1E): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Deep Olive (#5D4A00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Midnight (#002B5B): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Ink (#1B0900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, Optimism, Balance. Tagged retro.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Rust Archive 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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