Roasted

#785246

Warm roasted umber-orange, richer and deeper

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About Roasted

Roasted looks like the color you get after you pull toast a second later than you planned: deeper, richer, and still unmistakably brown, not a faded coffee tint. It's more muted than , so it doesn't punch with dense saturation. At the same time, it stays warmer than , but with a steadier, browner undertone than .

I use Roasted when I need an accent that feels deliberate without reading orange-forward. It works in food and beverage labels, where the print needs warmth that won't drift toward chestnut or caramel. In UI, I'll drop it into editorial headers and dark-mode panels for links, badges, and small emphasis blocks that should feel grounded, not heavy.

Quirk: on very light paper it can look slightly smokier, so pair it with creams or warm grays instead of cool whites if you want that toasted mood to land.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

Aa
6.79:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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6.23:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

Aa
2.61:1Fail

On Black #000000

Aa
3.09:1FailAA Large

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