Lizard

#7b6943

Muted green-olive with balanced yellow-brown drift

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About Lizard

Lizard looks like the stain you'd see on an old workbench: a muted green-brown that keeps its green identity, but it's clearly been dusted down. Compared to , it doesn't tip brown first or go so bright. And unlike , it trades that leather-and-gold warmth for a more earthy, garden soil temperature with less sunlit glow.

Where I like Lizard is in brands that need a settled, grounded backdrop without sliding into olive-gray territory. It works well for packaging and label systems in pest control, garden inputs, and home repair, especially behind dense ingredient grids and small print. In UI, it's a good fit for panels, sidebars, and article cards where you want a calmer base than high-chroma olives but more character than a washed neutral.

Pair it with off-whites and warm charcoals so the green stays present, not flat. If you push it next to very yellow creams, it can lean a touch more drab than you expect. the one you reach for when green has to feel practical, not preachy.

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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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5.32:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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4.88:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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3.33:1FailAA Large

On Black #000000

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3.94:1FailAA Large

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