Ancient Chestnut color palette — #FCDFE9 · #AC935C · #8B5517 · #643527 · #16382A
A conversation between Ochre and Caramel, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Rose Water (#FCDFE9): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
- Caramel (#AC935C): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ochre (#8B5517): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Cocoa (#643527): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Deep Forest (#16382A): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, 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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- Bronze Lagoon color palette (#F8E4D1, #C0AB86, #A57548, #7E4B44, #32312A)
- Wandering Amber color palette (#FFD3C5, #CF7300, #9B330C, #6F112A, #372500)
- Softworn Bronze color palette (#DEEDDD, #8A7500, #5F3E00, #441A00, #001C14)
- Sapphire Parlor color palette (#E4F0FF, #0069E4, #835700, #5E3D00, #1A2738)
- Dusty Stone color palette (#FFF0F8, #A6C1A3, #977587, #6B5569, #3D4C42)
- Velvet Chestnut Study color palette (#F2DFE7, #745300, #432200, #260300, #000502)
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