Chestnut Study color palette — #E6D9EF · #705300 · #251B0E · #2B0017 · #040001

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

The five colors

• Thistle (#E6D9EF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Coffee (#705300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#251B0E): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#2B0017): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of strawberry cream.
• Black (#040001): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged luxury, dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chestnut Study 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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• Deep Forest color palette (#FEDEE1, #007237, #1F1103, #290023, #070005)
• Wandering Amber color palette (#FFDFE8, #BB8C00, #583500, #221200, #050200)
• Eclipse Summit color palette (#EFDAD8, #936E00, #530031, #0F160F, #120007)
• Ancient Station color palette (#FCEDF5, #CBAF75, #744933, #381D2D, #13080F)
• Shadow Lantern color palette (#FFE1E0, #983300, #442100, #150B00, #020100)
• Softworn Chestnut color palette (#EDF4EE, #AACEB1, #745D36, #213724, #0D160F)

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