Softworn Chestnut color palette — #FCEAD1 · #A58A47 · #785300 · #4E2E00 · #171200

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FCEAD1): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Caramel (#A58A47): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Coffee (#785300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#4E2E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#171200): 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 Softworn 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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