Muted Chestnut color palette — #F8E9D8 · #A1804C · #774900 · #4C2600 · #160C00

A conversation between Bronze and Caramel, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#F8E9D8): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Caramel (#A1804C): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Bronze (#774900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#4C2600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#160C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Muted 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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• Bronze Station color palette (#FFF3E6, #CAAF6D, #A76500, #722F14, #131400)
• Ancient Quarry color palette (#F9F0E7, #CDB79D, #A17A53, #7D4A15, #332B1E)
• Aged Amber color palette (#ECE3DA, #C27B15, #5E5700, #643C00, #030200)
• Velvet Loft color palette (#F0DFD5, #8E4E26, #5E1F00, #330400, #040100)
• Dusty Olive color palette (#EFE9D1, #656B00, #006262, #003C51, #0B0700)

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