Moonless Chestnut color palette — #F4DECD · #8C4E00 · #452700 · #18201A · #0E0500

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F4DECD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Burnt Sienna (#8C4E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#452700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#18201A): quiet, heavy and certain.
• Ink (#0E0500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Moonless 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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• Worn Amber color palette (#F3EDE0, #BE8D00, #6C5000, #382800, #070300)
• Quiet Alley color palette (#FFEFDA, #E5970C, #8F6200, #4F2F00, #190E00)
• Nocturne Hollow color palette (#FBDDD8, #A72808, #5A0201, #1A1D12, #170000)
• Muted Olive Bloom color palette (#E2E2D3, #867E00, #514B00, #1C1B00, #020200)
• Eclipse Chestnut Courtyard color palette (#E2D9F8, #006E5E, #694D00, #0C0D06, #020100)
• Aged Olive Market color palette (#F9DBC1, #A47C24, #6B7100, #601200, #030100)
• Worn Olive color palette (#F9F3D0, #B4BD76, #6A7E00, #424700, #161A00)
• Moonless Ridge color palette (#F1E4C7, #403600, #002A51, #1B0033, #020100)

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