Obsidian Chestnut color palette — #F0E6D4 · #8E5300 · #402F00 · #001107 · #020100

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F0E6D4): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ochre (#8E5300): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#402F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#001107): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Black (#020100): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged retro, dark, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Obsidian 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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