Velvet Chestnut color palette — #FFE9D7 · #805500 · #3A2A00 · #181400 · #000601
A conversation between Coffee and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Cream (#FFE9D7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Coffee (#805500): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Espresso (#3A2A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Ink (#181400): 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 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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