Ancient Chestnut color palette — #DBE6FF · #986A94 · #894528 · #004146 · #052637

A conversation between Burnt Sienna and Slate, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Frost (#DBE6FF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Slate (#986A94): A full-bodied, balanced pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Burnt Sienna (#894528): A full-bodied, balanced orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Deep Teal (#004146): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
• Midnight (#052637): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.

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