Chestnut Basin color palette — #FBE6CD · #885A00 · #322200 · #140A01 · #040100

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

The five colors

• Parchment (#FBE6CD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ochre (#885A00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#322200): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#140A01): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Black (#040100): quiet, heavy and certain.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Chestnut Basin 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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