Shadow Chestnut color palette — #F6D8CD · #834400 · #4C3100 · #1A1400 · #000601

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F6D8CD): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Bronze (#834400): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#4C3100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#1A1400): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Ink (#000601): 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 Shadow 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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