Brandy Bear

#aa5412

Clay-brown amber that reads more dry

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About Brandy Bear

Brandy Bear is the one that actually feels drunk, warmer and flatter than everything around it, stripped of the reflective quality that makes work the room. It's got real amber undertone, the kind that leans away from orange entirely and sits somewhere between caramel and old leather. Where Autumnal stays composed and stays serious, this shade is almost soft, which is why it reads so differently at scale.

Use it for heritage packaging, editorial sidebars, and product detail pages where you need warmth that doesn't shine or compete. It's the button state that feels lived-in, the card container that disappears into warm backgrounds instead of fighting them. Food and beverage packaging especially, spirits labels, artisanal goods, anything that trades on time and craft rather than polish. Against charcoal it gets real contrast without the sharp edge of its brighter cousins.

Pair this one with cream, warm grays, off-whites. Cool neutrals will kill it entirely, the amber will disappear and you're left with nothing. Let it sit alone or nest it into warm palettes, but don't ask it to work next to bright accents. It doesn't have the saturation to hold its own there.

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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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5.27:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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4.83:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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3.36:1FailAA Large

On Black #000000

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3.99:1FailAA Large

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