Tempered Chestnut color palette — #F1E8DC · #865600 · #3F2900 · #1E2925 · #110700

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F1E8DC): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Ochre (#865600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#3F2900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#1E2925): a grounded near-black with real depth.
• Ink (#110700): 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 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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