Ancient Chestnut color palette — #F6E4D9 · #B48D71 · #8F5036 · #653430 · #342F2A

A conversation between Burnt Sienna and Cocoa, giving this palette its sense of optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Parchment (#F6E4D9): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Caramel (#B48D71): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Burnt Sienna (#8F5036): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Cocoa (#653430): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Espresso (#342F2A): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, 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.

Similar palettes

• Antique Orchard color palette (#FFF3E9, #C1A07C, #92684B, #6F4539, #413C36)
• Aged Chestnut Bloom color palette (#F1DCCF, #AE9375, #954E33, #662435, #201600)
• Ancient Quarry color palette (#F0E7D6, #999B65, #73631E, #5C3D00, #31312A)
• Muted Amber Archive color palette (#F5E1ED, #E3B797, #DC835E, #A9635E, #243623)
• Tempered Cocoa color palette (#FFE7D8, #A4642D, #742B00, #4E0A0B, #211300)
• Aged Garnet color palette (#FFF2ED, #D77B7B, #6C5E00, #8F1D29, #211700)
• Powdered Rust Dune color palette (#FFE9E3, #AD4D5A, #007354, #004C66, #3D1B12)
• Lowlit Fern Chapel color palette (#F0E4CA, #595F0A, #332C00, #190F00, #020400)

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