≈ Glazed Sugar

Glazed Sugar (#FEDDD5) is a very light, muted orange with a warm feel. It has a hue angle of 12° and a lightness of 92%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.

Orange keeps the warmth of red with less aggression. It reads as friendly, social and optimistic, and tends to make a product feel affordable and approachable. As a light shade, Glazed Sugar feels airy and gentle.

Orange is linked to autumn, harvest and sunsets, to enthusiasm and creativity, and in the Netherlands to the royal House of Orange.

Glazed Sugar is an easy supporting color. Dark text is easy to read on it, so it works as a surface, highlight or card background. Pair it with its tints and shades for a complete scale.

• Consumer apps and onboarding
• Fitness and energy brands
• Autumn and harvest campaigns
• Buttons that should feel inviting

English had no word for the color until the fruit reached Europe; before that it was called yellow-red. The color name orange appears in English in the 1500s.

White text on Glazed Sugar has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 (fails); black text has 16.51:1 (AAA). WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text and interface parts. Red and green are the pair most often confused in color blindness, so never use this color alone to mean success or error: add an icon or label.