Charred Chestnut color palette — #F9EBDB · #885700 · #322300 · #1F1000 · #060502

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

The five colors

• Cream (#F9EBDB): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#885700): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Espresso (#322300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#1F1000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#060502): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Charred 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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