Wandering Chestnut color palette — #FEEAD7 · #865700 · #402400 · #1C2521 · #0E0500

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FEEAD7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#865700): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#402400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Onyx (#1C2521): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Ink (#0E0500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Wandering 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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