Lightly toasted, nicely done or full on charcoal burnt?
Wholemeal, granary or sourdough?
I think I told this story elsewhere, but ...
My friend was married to an Indonesian chap, he's very dark-skinned and she's classic English rose colouring. Someone at work asked her how dark her children were, or words to that effect - I can't remember exactly how it was phrased. The next day my friend, efficient as always, brought in a Dulux paint chart. No offence was intended or taken, and we all had a laugh about it.