Softworn Rust color palette — #F9DDDC · #CC4227 · #8E3F00 · #522900 · #1B0F00

Terracotta and Burnt Sienna set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F9DDDC): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#CC4227): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Burnt Sienna (#8E3F00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Espresso (#522900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#1B0F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.

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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