Softworn Chestnut Alley color palette — #EDE2D2 · #8F5700 · #4C3A00 · #002D1B · #211300

A conversation between Ochre and Deep Olive, giving this palette its sense of optimism and sophistication.

The five colors

• Parchment (#EDE2D2): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#8F5700): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Deep Olive (#4C3A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Forest (#002D1B): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Ink (#211300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged retro, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Chestnut Alley 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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