Spice Market

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Spice-forward orange-brown for energetic, grounded UI accents

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About Spice Market

Spice Market reads like a spoonful of ground orange spice before it hits heat. It's distinctly orange, but with a deeper, more restrained burn than , and it avoids the red snap that makes feel urgent and confrontational.

Compared to , this one holds onto its orange backbone. It's not as light at the edges, so it feels sturdier in a UI, like it can take a little traffic. I use Spice Market for call-to-action buttons that need warmth without flashing "emergency," especially in e-commerce checkout and category navigation. It also works for alert states where you want a careful nudge, not a full stop, and for marketplace product tiles in retail and food apps.

Pair it with cream, sand, or cool grays to keep the spice from going muddy, and avoid laying it directly on heavy rust tones where the distinction from gets thin.

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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.

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5.26:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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3.37:1FailAA Large

On Black #000000

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3.99:1FailAA Large

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