Ancient Chestnut color palette — #F6EEE9 · #CAC3B8 · #A9A687 · #974600 · #2E1A08
A conversation between Burnt Sienna and Taupe, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Cream (#F6EEE9): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Stone (#CAC3B8): a calm mid-gray that lets other colors speak.
- Taupe (#A9A687): A luminous, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Burnt Sienna (#974600): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
- Onyx (#2E1A08): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.
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.
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- Cocoa Loft color palette (#F4E9EE, #B1BCB2, #779784, #693500, #291A21)
- Aged Chestnut color palette (#FFF0F8, #D5ECDA, #9EC4B9, #904920, #160710)
- Dusty Basalt color palette (#EFECE4, #A4A697, #798D70, #4C4700, #0D0800)
- Onyx Basin color palette (#FFE8DE, #B8817B, #8A6E37, #4F3877, #4C021E)
- Muted Ridge color palette (#F6F5EF, #D1DED4, #A5CBBF, #829000, #4B3F00)
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