Tempered Rust Study color palette — #D4EFDB · #C44850 · #5A4B00 · #002764 · #1D0700

Brick and Navy set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#D4EFDB): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Brick (#C44850): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Deep Olive (#5A4B00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Navy (#002764): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Ink (#1D0700): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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