Gentle Rust color palette — #D5EBDE · #C05B00 · #646600 · #005033 · #010100
Built around Terracotta, softened by Olive — the whole palette hums with nature and growth.
The five colors
- Honeydew (#D5EBDE): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Terracotta (#C05B00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Olive (#646600): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Forest (#005033): A deep, shadowed, balanced teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Black (#010100): a grounded near-black with real depth.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Optimism, Balance. Tagged candy, vibrant, light.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Gentle 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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