Midnight Chestnut Study color palette — #F1DCE5 · #884A44 · #4B3000 · #001A29 · #00040A

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

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F1DCE5): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Coffee (#884A44): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Espresso (#4B3000): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#001A29): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Ink (#00040A): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.

Feels like: Optimism, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged vintage, retro, muted, dark.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Midnight Chestnut Study 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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