Tempered Chestnut color palette — #F9EAE0 · #8D4D00 · #4E2200 · #182118 · #130400

Burnt Sienna and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#F9EAE0): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Burnt Sienna (#8D4D00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#4E2200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#182118): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Ink (#130400): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged monochrome, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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• Charred Chestnut Atelier color palette (#DFE9DE, #7E4F00, #002D3F, #2C1800, #000204)
• Hushed Amber color palette (#FFE0CB, #D66900, #9E4C00, #4E2A00, #050100)
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• Marigold Alley color palette (#FFF3E6, #E1A249, #9B5200, #543400, #3B1F00)
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