Ancient Chestnut color palette — #E2ECE4 · #BED1C7 · #91AAA3 · #6A510B · #0F1911

Coffee takes the lead with Taupe close behind in a set that reads as optimism and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Parchment (#E2ECE4): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
• Oat (#BED1C7): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Taupe (#91AAA3): A luminous, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
• Coffee (#6A510B): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#0F1911): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.

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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