Brandy

#dcb68a

Warm honeyed beige with lower, richer saturation

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About Brandy

Brandy is warmer and notably more saturated than both and , which means it actually reads as a color rather than a tint of something else. It's got real depth without the earthiness that pulls toward gray. This is the one that leans into caramel and leather, there's actual richness here, but it stops short of the amber territory where everything gets heavy.

Reach for it in beauty and fashion interfaces, e-commerce product detail pages, and hospitality apps where you need warmth that feels luxe without being pretentious. It sits well behind product photography, works in form fields and buttons without disappearing, and pairs naturally with cream and off-white type. Unlike 's restraint or 's softness, this one has conviction, it's the version that can anchor a palette on its own.

Pair it with cool grays or deep jewel tones and it punches harder than you'd expect. On warmer backgrounds it can flatten, so test context first. It's less forgiving than under poor lighting, but that richness is exactly why you picked it.

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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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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.74:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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9.37:1AAA

On Black #000000

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