Ancient Chestnut color palette — #FFECD9 · #79660B · #512F00 · #3A0500 · #080E00

Olive takes the lead with Onyx close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#FFECD9): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Olive (#79660B): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Espresso (#512F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#3A0500): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#080E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient 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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