Charred Chestnut color palette — #F1E4D7 · #8B5700 · #312200 · #150A01 · #040200

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#F1E4D7): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ochre (#8B5700): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#312200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#150A01): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#040200): a grounded near-black with real depth.

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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