Tempered Chestnut color palette — #F8E1D1 · #8D5B10 · #5D2500 · #3C0007 · #100A00

Ochre takes the lead with Espresso close behind in a set that reads as optimism and warmth at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F8E1D1): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#8D5B10): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#5D2500): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Onyx (#3C0007): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#100A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered 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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