Washed Chestnut color palette — #F3E1D0 · #8C5B1B · #552C00 · #311200 · #120900

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F3E1D0): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ochre (#8C5B1B): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#552C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Onyx (#311200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#120900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Sophistication, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Washed 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.

Similar palettes

• Dusty Market color palette (#F8ECE1, #9B5300, #313E15, #3D1D00, #020200)
• Washed Olive Coast color palette (#F4ECD1, #646F0D, #3C3B00, #221C00, #080E00)
• Pale Orchard color palette (#FBE1D0, #A57200, #7E4000, #561811, #0E0B00)
• Softworn Chestnut Chapel color palette (#F9E4D2, #B48E6A, #8E5322, #633720, #342F2A)
• Midnight Basalt color palette (#EEEAD8, #3C4700, #002424, #00121E, #02000D)
• Muted Parlor color palette (#EBDEE9, #8E8700, #C14100, #170A00, #040100)
• Linen Olive color palette (#F9EED1, #9EA35B, #746B00, #584800, #313A0F)
• Aged Chestnut Garden color palette (#FAF4EB, #C6B698, #937D55, #7E5312, #5B4400)

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