Chestnut Archive color palette — #EED7E2 · #855600 · #582500 · #350003 · #020200

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EED7E2): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Ochre (#855600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#582500): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#350003): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Black (#020200): a grounded near-black with real depth.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chestnut Archive 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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