Softworn Rust color palette — #FFD9D6 · #BC3A00 · #5F2A00 · #341900 · #1B0F00

Built around Terracotta, softened by Rust — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFD9D6): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#BC3A00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Rust (#5F2A00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#341900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• 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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