Ancient Chestnut color palette — #F2E3D8 · #AF8343 · #904C1B · #662421 · #1E1400
A conversation between Burnt Sienna and Caramel, giving this palette its sense of optimism and balance.
The five colors
- Parchment (#F2E3D8): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Caramel (#AF8343): A luminous, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Burnt Sienna (#904C1B): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Oxblood (#662421): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Ink (#1E1400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
Feels like: Optimism, Balance, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient 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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