Velvet Chestnut color palette — #F7EDDD · #7C5E00 · #2E250D · #1B1204 · #050400

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

The five colors

• Cream (#F7EDDD): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Olive (#7C5E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Onyx (#2E250D): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Ink (#1B1204): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#050400): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.

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.

Similar palettes

• Deep Olive Villa color palette (#F0F1E2, #397400, #242908, #151502, #030502)
• Moonless Terracotta Quarry color palette (#F7DED0, #AA3600, #35200F, #200E04, #070300)
• Amber Delta color palette (#E1F1E5, #BF9400, #6A632C, #2F4234, #080F09)
• Antique Basalt Basin color palette (#F5F1D6, #515E61, #343F00, #182423, #030B00)
• Antique Lagoon color palette (#F1F4E4, #5D8A59, #354300, #282A1E, #121611)
• Aged Olive Lagoon color palette (#EAE7BF, #638800, #007D7A, #864900, #302C09)
• Weathered Fern color palette (#F8F5E9, #91A372, #506C3F, #5F4621, #36362F)
• Feathered Rust color palette (#F4EFD6, #89963F, #B35A5C, #535D00, #5B1E22)

Browse the whole catalog at Explore, or see today's palette.