Ancient Chestnut color palette — #FAECDF · #8F4D00 · #3C4B44 · #272500 · #130600

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

The five colors

• Cream (#FAECDF): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Burnt Sienna (#8F4D00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Charcoal (#3C4B44): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Onyx (#272500): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
• Ink (#130600): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Nature, Growth, 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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