Faded Rust color palette — #D1E8DC · #24BDEF · #BC5908 · #855600 · #271E00

Built around Terracotta, softened by Cyan — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#D1E8DC): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Cyan (#24BDEF): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Terracotta (#BC5908): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#855600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#271E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, 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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