Tempered Chestnut color palette — #EEDDCC · #B59263 · #8D5612 · #5D310E · #231500

Ochre and Cocoa set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EEDDCC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Caramel (#B59263): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#8D5612): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Cocoa (#5D310E): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#231500): 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 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.

Similar palettes

• Ancient Courtyard color palette (#EBE3D7, #9E832E, #6E4F00, #452B00, #140D00)
• Worn Chestnut Chapel color palette (#FBDFEA, #AF9257, #8A5620, #643528, #1D372B)
• Bronze Alley color palette (#F9F1E4, #B8AC7D, #8B7131, #634615, #29220E)
• Dusty Amber color palette (#FFF3E7, #E1C487, #B87A3D, #85432F, #28210B)
• Linen Indigo color palette (#FCE0ED, #7B61BE, #A33C4C, #6A3200, #1C0813)
• Wandering Chestnut color palette (#E9F6E7, #007673, #714600, #343700, #060A00)
• Ancient Denim Cabin color palette (#DCEEE8, #70B185, #004A75, #001E34, #000705)
• Wandering Study color palette (#F0ECFE, #B08BDA, #86429E, #610E63, #2D0024)

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