Pyramid

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Richer pyramid tan with golden warmth, deeper than Muesli

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About Pyramid

Pyramid looks like a sun-warmed wheat husk pressed into a brown-paper label. It's not as toasted and creamy as , and it doesn't carry that darker, more saturated punch of . Compared to , the undertone feels smoother and less dry-mustard, more even in tone.

I use Pyramid when I need a family-friendly yellow-brown that reads "printed and set" rather than "roasted and gritty." It's a solid choice for dashboards and finance apps when you want a gentle field tint for secondary panels, empty states, and filter chips. In food media and hospitality brands, it works for callout backgrounds where you still want text to feel calm, not heavy.

Quirk: on very bright, creamy whites it can look slightly flatter than you expect, so I'll often pair it with a deeper toast brown or a cooler neutral for the type stack. It's the one I reach for when you want warmth without drifting toward orange.

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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

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3.80:1FailAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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3.49:1FailAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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4.66:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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5.52:1AAAAA Large

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