Tempered Chestnut color palette — #D5E6D6 · #A9966A · #835C02 · #583500 · #031E10

Ochre takes the lead with Cocoa close behind in a set that reads as optimism and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Celadon Mist (#D5E6D6): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Caramel (#A9966A): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ochre (#835C02): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Cocoa (#583500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#031E10): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.

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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