Lucky
#ab9a1c
Warm olive-gold, calmer than Nugget's brightness
About Lucky
Lucky is the sort of green you spot on a bold supply label that's been printed in bright daylight, not outdoors in shade. It reads richer and more golden than the drier, seed-husk look of Martian, and cleaner than the slightly flat amber lean of Faint Gold. Compared with Greedy Gecko, it's less sharp at the yellow edge and more even through the midtone, so it feels more controlled than "sticky note" energy.
I use Lucky when you want dash alerts and status chips to feel confident without sliding into dusty olive or sun-faded gold. It shows up well in agronomy and logistics panels, equipment tracking tables, and maintenance ticket headers where you need "go" cues that still look like product UI. It's warmer than pure white neutrals in the background, so it holds up on paper-like creams and pale grays.
Quirk: keep it away from very cool, bluish UI grays. If the contrast starts looking sickly, shift to deeper olive text or warmer off-whites to keep the green-family glow intact.
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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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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