Golden Lion

#f3ca6c

Soft golden amber for warm, calm UI

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About Golden Lion

On a mockup of a golden badge sticker, Golden Lion reads like a clean, sunlit thread rather than bakery crust. Compared to , it's less bakery-heat and less "fried" in feel, and it doesn't sit back into mellow cream. It's also not as honey-thick as , and it avoids the pale, cream-forward softness of Choux à la Crème.

This one is lighter and more golden-forward, with a drier, slightly more muted undertone that keeps it from feeling sticky. I use it for product chips, pricing callouts, and small highlights in e-commerce and restaurant ordering UIs where you want "notice me" without going loud. It's also solid for landing pages in food, retail, and consumer apps when you're layering photos with a restrained UI colorway.

If you pair it with deep olive or heavy charcoal, give it a light neighbor too, or it can lose that crisp, fresh gold edge.

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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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On Gray 900 #18181b

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11.37:1AAA

On Black #000000

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13.48:1AAA

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