Pheasant
#c17c54
Sienna-leaning pheasant yellow, lighter than caramel browns
About Pheasant
Pheasant looks like the moment roasted spices cool just enough to lose their bite. It's orange-brown, but the yellow influence is still visible, keeping it from turning into the deeper, more cooked feel of Brown Sugar Glaze or the heavier, earth-leaning weight of its neighbors.
Design-wise, I treat Pheasant as light-medium warmth with a calm undertone. It lands between the softer honey-brown calm of Deer and the more golden, tray-warm brightness of In a Nutshell, but with a slightly dustier, less buttery saturation. I use it for food and beverage brand surfaces, product cards, and shipping labels where you want "ready to ship" energy without going too orange. It also works in editorial sidebars, wellness app headers, and retail UI like the one you reach for when you need a friendly background that still reads deliberate next to cream and warm grays.
Pair it with toasted taupe or espresso-brown for grounding; with very bright citrus accents it can start to look a bit chalky.
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