Softworn Chestnut Archive color palette — #FBE1CE · #8E4100 · #004F4C · #002F35 · #100003

Burnt Sienna and Forest set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Parchment (#FBE1CE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Burnt Sienna (#8E4100): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Forest (#004F4C): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Deep Forest (#002F35): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Ink (#100003): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of late-summer berries.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged jewel, vibrant, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Chestnut Archive 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

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• Timeworn Bronze color palette (#FEEFE3, #A85700, #005D6C, #003741, #170407)
• Worn Bronze color palette (#F9ECE3, #A64E00, #005340, #29135E, #0C002B)
• Washed Fern Field color palette (#D5EEE0, #655A00, #494100, #002C42, #240920)
• Weathered Amber color palette (#FFD9D4, #CA7300, #715100, #2E3400, #011001)
• Rust Bloom color palette (#F4E4CE, #BC5700, #514F00, #162365, #170B00)
• Inked Navy Ridge color palette (#FEECD0, #4D3800, #120083, #050045, #040002)

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