Ancient Chestnut Study color palette — #FFE1CD · #C08862 · #934E2A · #4A423E · #352F2A

Built around Burnt Sienna, softened by Caramel — the whole palette hums with optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FFE1CD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Caramel (#C08862): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Burnt Sienna (#934E2A): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Charcoal (#4A423E): quiet, heavy and certain.
• Espresso (#352F2A): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Chestnut Study 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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