Faded Rust color palette — #FFE3DB · #CE5100 · #803B00 · #492300 · #211A00

A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FFE3DB): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Terracotta (#CE5100): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#803B00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#492300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#211A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

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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