Tempered Rust color palette — #EEE6D6 · #BD5900 · #6E5700 · #004252 · #070200

Terracotta and Coffee set the tone — five colors that lean into nature and growth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EEE6D6): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#BD5900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Coffee (#6E5700): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Deep Teal (#004252): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Ink (#070200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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