Chestnut Basin color palette — #F5E0E9 · #83611F · #572B00 · #3B0300 · #0E0B00

A conversation between Walnut and Onyx, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F5E0E9): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Walnut (#83611F): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#572B00): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#3B0300): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#0E0B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chestnut Basin 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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