Nipple

#bb7777

Soft dusty pinkish copper for muted accent bars

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About Nipple

Nipple reads like a muted, creamy orange with a pinky blush under it, not the dusty lift of and not the brick-lean warmth of Döner Kebab. It's also noticeably lighter and less saturated than , so it doesn't tip into that rose-toned, petal-warm pink. The undertone feels cozy rather than smoky: more milk-and-spice than roast-and-clay.

I reach for it when I want orange warmth that behaves like a neutral. It's especially good in product UI accents for health and food brands where you need emphasis without going into red-orange urgency, and it works well for pills, badges, and small status indicators in mobile dashboards. In label mockups, it holds up as a callout color over creams better than the darker, earthier options, and it stays readable as a soft header stripe.

Pair it with oat, warm greige, or lightly tinted parchment. If you drop it next to very peachy oranges, it can look a touch more pink, so keep the temperature consistent across the layout.

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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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3.49:1FailAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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3.20:1FailAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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5.08:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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6.02:1AAAAA Large

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