Softworn Rust color palette — #FFEEE6 · #BC5C4F · #5F2D00 · #302621 · #181410

A conversation between Terracotta and Cocoa, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEEE6): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Terracotta (#BC5C4F): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Cocoa (#5F2D00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#302621): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Ink (#181410): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.

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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