Tempered Chestnut Archive color palette — #EFD9DB · #A16159 · #7D4629 · #10382A · #180C32

Coffee takes the lead with Walnut close behind in a set that reads as optimism and creativity at first glance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EFD9DB): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Walnut (#A16159): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Coffee (#7D4629): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Deep Forest (#10382A): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
• Deep Indigo (#180C32): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Tempered Chestnut Archive 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

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• Dusty Ridge color palette (#FAEBF3, #B66079, #733F3D, #3A2A00, #141200)
• Coral Market color palette (#FFCCF2, #DB867D, #8C6333, #004C5E, #001921)
• Denim Quarry color palette (#DEE2F3, #AC839D, #92584B, #2C487D, #132456)
• Softworn Amber color palette (#F4D7C7, #C48331, #836516, #294F2F, #002A1F)
• Softworn Chapel color palette (#F9E7DA, #BB6500, #6F3900, #281100, #040100)
• Patina Stone color palette (#FFE9FB, #D7A896, #A9808F, #4A685F, #1C3835)

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