Nude Lips

#b5948d

Sheer dusty rose-caramel for soft, nude contrast

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About Nude Lips

Nude Lips looks like the orange cousin of a soft lip tint, but dialed to a calmer, dustier light. Compared with Creamed , it doesn't drift as far toward gray. Compared with , it stays clearly warmer and more peachy, without that mauve-leaning temper. Compared with , it feels smoother and cleaner, less worn, less earthy.

This shade is for when you want warmth that reads skin-adjacent rather than or clay. I reach for it in skincare and beauty packaging, in product UI labels and pill buttons, and in editorial section accents where the design needs to feel lived-in but not sleepy. It's also a good call for onboarding screens and lifestyle app headers, especially when you want orange to whisper next to off-whites.

One note: it can look a touch desaturated beside brighter oranges, so consider adding a contrast partner with more punch if the layout needs separation.

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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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2.77:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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2.54:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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6.40:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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7.59:1AAA

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