Tempered Chestnut color palette — #E9E2DA · #CEC3AC · #A8A68B · #885300 · #2A1C0D
A conversation between Ochre and Taupe, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Parchment (#E9E2DA): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Stone (#CEC3AC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Taupe (#A8A68B): A luminous, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Ochre (#885300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Onyx (#2A1C0D): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged scandi, muted, light.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered 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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