Velvet Chestnut color palette — #ECDCC5 · #825D00 · #2C240C · #140A00 · #040100

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

The five colors

• Bone (#ECDCC5): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ochre (#825D00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of old brass.
• Onyx (#2C240C): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
• Ink (#140A00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• 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 Velvet 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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