Ancient Chestnut color palette — #F8DDE3 · #C199B8 · #B4748C · #924F0F · #372400

Ochre and Dusty Rose set the tone — five colors that lean into optimism and warmth.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#F8DDE3): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
• Mauve (#C199B8): A luminous, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Dusty Rose (#B4748C): A luminous, balanced rose — the color of a warm blush.
• Ochre (#924F0F): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Espresso (#372400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Optimism, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged vintage, retro, muted, warm.

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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