Chestnut Study color palette — #FBECDB · #81612D · #503000 · #2D1500 · #110A00

A conversation between Walnut and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#FBECDB): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Walnut (#81612D): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#503000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#2D1500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#110A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns 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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