Softworn Rust color palette — #F4D9D7 · #BD4205 · #693300 · #331F00 · #0B0800

A conversation between Terracotta and Bronze, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F4D9D7): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Terracotta (#BD4205): A full-bodied, vivid orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Bronze (#693300): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#331F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#0B0800): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

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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