Velvet Chestnut color palette — #FEE8E1 · #974700 · #4A2900 · #1E1100 · #030500

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

The five colors

• Rose Water (#FEE8E1): A whisper-light, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
• Burnt Sienna (#974700): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of honey in a jar.
• Espresso (#4A2900): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#1E1100): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#030500): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Velvet 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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