Tempered Rust color palette — #F3DDC4 · #C56000 · #436400 · #2F277D · #201400
Built around Terracotta, softened by Royal Purple — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.
The five colors
- Parchment (#F3DDC4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Terracotta (#C56000): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Olive (#436400): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of fresh herbs.
- Royal Purple (#2F277D): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Ink (#201400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged retro.
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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- Hazy Aubergine Garden color palette (#FFE3D0, #936900, #005A33, #340E67, #0C0C00)
- Aubergine Orchard color palette (#EADAD7, #8D8300, #00675A, #5B0863, #0B1B00)
- Frosted Rust Lantern color palette (#FFE5F5, #C24600, #005E65, #470F6B, #1C0030)
- Muted Raspberry color palette (#CDE8DB, #DC2D7F, #784E00, #003C5B, #300303)
- Aubergine Drift color palette (#FFDCCC, #B99300, #008360, #691B9B, #252D00)
- Timeworn Chestnut color palette (#EBE0BD, #7F6100, #404000, #002B25, #1C1600)
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