Monstera

Monstera looks like a leaf that's gotten a little older but never dull, the kind of green you see on houseplants near a bright window. It sits between the clean leaf-feel of Italian Basil and the more "settled" gray of Hinterland, but it doesn't drift into either one. Compared to Bancha, it's less brown-tied and warmer in mood, so it lands more like fresh foliage than thoughtful soil.

In day-to-day design, I use Monstera as the midtone green background where you still want breathing room for typography. It works well for section headers and card surfaces on editorial and product sites, and it holds up in UI for filters, status tags, and documentation sidebars without looking flat or overly muted. Pair it with warm off-whites and deeper inks so the shade stays lively rather than chalky.

One quirk: if your surrounding neutrals run too cool, Monstera can start to read slightly smoky. I'd rather shift the neutrals warm and keep the green itself the hero. It's the one you reach for when you want grounded foliage, not gray-green calm or brown-green weight.