Chestnut Archive color palette — #F3EEE5 · #CFCDBD · #9CA48F · #6C5000 · #372C19
A conversation between Coffee and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.
The five colors
- Cream (#F3EEE5): bright and airy, almost weightless.
- Oat (#CFCDBD): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Taupe (#9CA48F): A luminous, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Coffee (#6C5000): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Espresso (#372C19): 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 Chestnut Archive 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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