Shadow Chestnut color palette — #FFEBD7 · #705500 · #412400 · #240600 · #040400

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FFEBD7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Coffee (#705500): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#412400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#240600): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#040400): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury, Grounding. Tagged earthy, warm, dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow 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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