Tempered Chestnut color palette — #F5E7DB · #855F21 · #552D00 · #340E00 · #100A00

Walnut and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F5E7DB): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Walnut (#855F21): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#552D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Onyx (#340E00): A deep, shadowed, dusty 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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