Softworn Rust color palette — #DCF0DD · #C65F00 · #5C5C00 · #2C2582 · #211200

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

The five colors

• Honeydew (#DCF0DD): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Terracotta (#C65F00): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Olive (#5C5C00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Indigo (#2C2582): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Ink (#211200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, 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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