Ancient Chestnut color palette — #FAE9DE · #904100 · #37443D · #281C00 · #120400

Burnt Sienna takes the lead with Onyx close behind in a set that reads as optimism and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Cream (#FAE9DE): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Burnt Sienna (#904100): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Charcoal (#37443D): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Onyx (#281C00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#120400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient 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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