Faded Rust color palette — #D4E8D7 · #BC5600 · #524F00 · #15216A · #180B00

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

The five colors

• Celadon Mist (#D4E8D7): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Terracotta (#BC5600): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Deep Olive (#524F00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Deep Indigo (#15216A): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Ink (#180B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Faded 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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