Broccoli

#87b364

Leafy, mid-light green with a mellow yellow undertone

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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 flaunts and the warmth that 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 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

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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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7.31:1AAA

On Black #000000

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8.66:1AAA

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