Edamame

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Edamame's lighter, muted green-beige for calm panels

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About Edamame

I keep seeing Edamame in project screenshots as that soft, greenish drift that never turns olive-dark or sage-gray. It feels lighter than , with less weight in the leaf. And compared to , it actually shows its green side more clearly, instead of hovering near beige.

On UI, I use Edamame for dashboards and finance apps when I want a status background that stays readable without feeling heavy. It also works for documentation sites and internal admin panels where filters, tables, and progress states need a calm, planted backdrop. The one you reach for when you want the warmth of green without crossing into the more structured, slightly grayer territory of .

Pair it with clean off-whites and medium charcoals. If your system leans too yellow, Edamame can start to look friendlier than intended, so keep accents a touch cooler.

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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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2.62:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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2.40:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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6.76:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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8.01:1AAA

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