Moorland
#a6ab9b
Soft, slightly cooler olive-gray for calm layers
About Moorland
Moorland looks like a gray that's been given a little time to settle, like dust on a stone path after daylight has warmed up. It's lighter than Humble Hippo and less creamy, so it doesn't lean into that muted oatmeal softness. Compared with Gateway Grey, it has a faint, powdery green cast that keeps it from feeling purely flat or purely neutral.
I use Moorland when the UI needs to feel grounded without turning warm. It's a great backdrop for content-heavy admin panels at media CMS back offices, enrollment portals, and product catalogs where tables, thumbnails, and dense text need room to breathe. I'll also reach for it in dashboards and finance apps when the design language should stay calm, but not sterile like Gateway's more matter-of-fact neutrality.
One quirk: because it carries that subtle green-leaning undertone, very rosy or high-chroma accents can feel slightly misregistered. Pair it with restrained, cool-to-neutral palettes and darker type so the shade stays steady.
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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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