Velvet Chestnut color palette — #F4E1DD · #974500 · #513000 · #201800 · #040300

A conversation between Burnt Sienna and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F4E1DD): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Burnt Sienna (#974500): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#513000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#201800): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Ink (#040300): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Velvet Chestnut 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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