Softworn Rust color palette — #E9E0CD · #C53A00 · #4B4F00 · #04216D · #140800

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#E9E0CD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Terracotta (#C53A00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Deep Olive (#4B4F00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Navy (#04216D): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Ink (#140800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Creativity, Balance. Tagged retro.

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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