Oyster

#e3d3bf

Muted oyster beige, steadier than parchment, cooler

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About Oyster

Oyster reads like the inside of a shell: creamy, chalky, and slightly dusty, not buttery. Compared to , it has more body and less silkiness, so it won't float as easily into the background. Compared to , it's smoother and a touch more muted, with fewer oat-brown signals. Versus Burrito, it stays restrained in saturation and doesn't tip into caramel-clay warmth.

This is the shade I use for light, quiet warmth when I want "soft" without going beige-yellow. It shows up great in dashboards and finance apps, subscription receipts, product settings screens, and packaging panels where copy needs breathing room. I also like it in editorial and ecommerce for card surfaces behind thin typography, since it feels warmer than pure white but still controlled.

Quirk: Oyster can lean a bit gray if your surrounding whites are too cool, so I'll either nudge adjacent neutrals slightly warmer or pair it with a crisper off-white for contrast.

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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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1.46:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.34:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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12.09:1AAA

On Black #000000

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14.34:1AAA

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