Tempered Chestnut color palette — #ECDAE3 · #8A5C1F · #5D2600 · #3C0006 · #100A00

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#ECDAE3): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Ochre (#8A5C1F): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#5D2600): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Onyx (#3C0006): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Ink (#100A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, 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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