Desert Locust

#a9a450

Lighter, muted olive chartreuse for airy charts

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About Desert Locust

On my monitor, Desert Locust reads like a sun-baked olive seed husk: dusty and a little dry, not leafy fresh. It sits lighter than , but it doesn't get that cool, metallic edge. Compared to , it leans more yellow and feels warmer, with less late-afternoon "leaf" confidence. And next to , it's greener and more earth-toned, not label-warm or pudding-soft.

I reach for it when UI needs the one you reach for when your "status green" has to feel grounded and not promotional. It's great for dashboards and inventory screens in logistics and ag-tech workflows, especially where you want alerts to read clearly over off-whites without turning into honey-highlight noise. Use it on filter chips, map overlays, and product tables when the rest of the palette is already beige or sand.

One note: because it's muted and yellow-leaning, it can look a touch flat beside brighter chart greens, so give it contrast with deeper olives or warmer neutrals in the same layout.

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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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2.59:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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2.37:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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6.84:1AAAAA Large

On Black #000000

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8.11:1AAA

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