Broccoli
#87b364
Leafy, mid-light green with a mellow yellow undertone
About Broccoli
Broccoli is what happens when you want green that actually feels like something you'd eat, darker and more saturated than its neighbors, but still grounded, not shouting. It's got the body that Bermudagrass flaunts and the warmth that Bleached Olive softened away. You're looking at a green that knows what it is.
This one lands naturally on product pages, agriculture interfaces, and health-forward dashboards where you need color that reads both natural and intentional. Against white it reads rich without feeling heavy. Against warm grays or cream it settles like it was always meant to be there. It doesn't need permission from surrounding colors the way Around the Gills does, and it won't flatten in cooler palettes like Bleached Olive might.
The thing to watch: pair it with something warm nearby if you're dropping it next to cool tones. It'll read its best when it has a little texture or natural material around it, wood, stone, cream backgrounds. Left alone against pure cool neutrals, it can feel a touch isolated.
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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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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