Salted Capers
#a69151
Muted yellow-olive neutral for aged, Salted accents
About Salted Capers
Salted Capers lands like a jar label green that's been gently muted, not a fresh leaf. It reads clearly green, but there's an earthy, slightly sandy undertone that keeps it from turning into the brass-leaning warmth you'd get from Backroom Ember. Gremlin feels greener and cooler, while this shade has a more deliberate lightness and a steadier, less dusty finish.
I'm using Salted Capers for editorial backgrounds, product interfaces, and brand identity systems where you want warmth without the gold flash. It works in museum and publishing UI for section panels and callouts, and in consumer health or food brands for ingredient cards and taxonomy tiles. Compared with Luxor Gold, it stays less reflective and less minted, so headers feel contained instead of flashy. It's substantial without feeling corporate, and the one you reach for when you need green presence that won't shift as the surrounding grays move.
Quirk: keep your supporting neutrals a touch warmer or the color can feel tighter and more opaque than you expect.
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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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