Chestnut Basin color palette — #EFE2D1 · #7F5C00 · #453400 · #1F1900 · #030300

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#EFE2D1): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ochre (#7F5C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#453400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#1F1900): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Ink (#030300): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chestnut Basin 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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