Sleepy Hollow

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Soft, dusty green for calm content blocks

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About Sleepy Hollow

It's the green you notice on a late-afternoon porch, when the light turns a little dusty and the shadows look soft instead of sharp. Sleepy Hollow lands noticeably darker than and more gray-silted than , with a cooler, slightly mossy undertone that keeps it from feeling yellow-green or "clean" in the gray way.

I use it for dashboards and finance apps where you want calm authority without looking sterile, but it's also my pick for operations tooling, inventory workflows, and logistics reporting. In UI, it holds label contrast well on large panels, yet it doesn't grab attention like a brighter, more saturated green would. In media work, it's great for product docs and governance pages that run alongside charts and need a steady backdrop.

Pair it with warm off-whites, sand, and natural wood. Pure cool grays make it feel heavier than it is, like the interface got a layer of evening air.

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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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3.03:1FailAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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2.77:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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5.86:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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6.94:1AAAAA Large

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