Softworn Rust color palette — #F9D6DD · #C23A00 · #6D3900 · #2E1F00 · #090700

Terracotta and Bronze set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F9D6DD): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Terracotta (#C23A00): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Bronze (#6D3900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#2E1F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#090700): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Optimism, 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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• Bronze Courtyard color palette (#F8E0C7, #925B00, #005F8B, #503000, #00070E)
• Hazy Courtyard color palette (#DAE4FA, #E100C2, #953F00, #130A00, #050003)
• Ancient Amber Lagoon color palette (#F3DECD, #B59B00, #179A65, #7A2933, #001703)
• Linen Amber color palette (#FBDECC, #B47800, #6D6B00, #334B00, #00240F)
• Dusty Plum color palette (#F6E4FB, #B30081, #8A0033, #481000, #170900)

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