Ancient Chestnut color palette — #F2ECE6 · #D2C2A9 · #B2A384 · #845502 · #261E13

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

The five colors

• Cream (#F2ECE6): bright and airy, almost weightless.
• Sand (#D2C2A9): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Taupe (#B2A384): A luminous, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Coffee (#845502): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Onyx (#261E13): 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 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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