Ancient Chestnut color palette — #CDECF7 · #008CAD · #955500 · #004354 · #030100

Ochre takes the lead with Cerulean close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#CDECF7): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Cerulean (#008CAD): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Ochre (#955500): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Deep Teal (#004354): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Black (#030100): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Sophistication. Tagged muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient 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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