Faded Rust color palette — #F9E2D7 · #E08A6E · #BB4E00 · #733600 · #322D28

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F9E2D7): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Salmon (#E08A6E): A luminous, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#BB4E00): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#733600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#322D28): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

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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• Softworn Lagoon color palette (#FEEFE2, #CAA280, #A16439, #68412F, #2C2011)
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• Softworn Coral Study color palette (#FFDADC, #F08066, #B15726, #7B4F21, #2A4C35)
• Dusty Terrace color palette (#FCEFE5, #D2936B, #AA74C3, #9A4C06, #3D1B26)
• Amber Lagoon color palette (#F8DAC6, #C07000, #885500, #4D3400, #221700)
• Chalky Atelier color palette (#FFDED6, #FF9670, #D17447, #915B35, #613C4C)
• Bronze Study color palette (#FAEBD4, #BEA050, #907900, #5F5500, #2E2F03)
• Dusty Honey Study color palette (#FFEFDC, #D9DBC0, #D0C97C, #9A6F4E, #39352F)

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