Tempered Chestnut color palette — #F8E9E0 · #A04B00 · #432200 · #1C251D · #140500

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

The five colors

• Cream (#F8E9E0): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Burnt Sienna (#A04B00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#432200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#1C251D): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Ink (#140500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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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