Chestnut Basin color palette — #FFDAE5 · #B49554 · #855300 · #502300 · #050400

A conversation between Coffee and Mustard, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#FFDAE5): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Mustard (#B49554): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Coffee (#855300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#502300): A deep, shadowed, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#050400): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chestnut Basin 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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