Chestnut Archive color palette — #F8E1C7 · #885300 · #452900 · #140800 · #030100

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F8E1C7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#885300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#452900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#140800): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Black (#030100): a grounded near-black with real depth.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chestnut Archive 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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