Faded Rust color palette — #CDEFD2 · #00979F · #C13B00 · #005A5F · #541500

Terracotta takes the lead with Cerulean close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Honeydew (#CDEFD2): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Cerulean (#00979F): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Terracotta (#C13B00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Peacock (#005A5F): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Espresso (#541500): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, Trust, Stability, 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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