Chestnut Archive color palette — #E8DDC3 · #885C00 · #473D00 · #002C20 · #1E1400

Ochre takes the lead with Deep Olive close behind in a set that reads as nature and growth at first glance.

The five colors

• Bone (#E8DDC3): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ochre (#885C00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Deep Olive (#473D00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
• Deep Forest (#002C20): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Ink (#1E1400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

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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