Velvet Chestnut color palette — #F8E7DC · #9D4900 · #352000 · #170801 · #050100

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#F8E7DC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Burnt Sienna (#9D4900): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#352000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#170801): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Black (#050100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Velvet 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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