Washed Chestnut color palette — #F5EDE5 · #D5CABC · #AA9F8B · #744A16 · #382B1E

A conversation between Bronze and Taupe, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Cream (#F5EDE5): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Oat (#D5CABC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Taupe (#AA9F8B): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Bronze (#744A16): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#382B1E): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Washed 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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• Hushed Taupe color palette (#F2ECC9, #8E9B5C, #4E6E42, #005054, #183C2A)
• Soft Apricot Station color palette (#FDEED7, #F99310, #BC8800, #6E6700, #322600)
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