Mintastic

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Pastel mint for airy, soft highlights and borders

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About Mintastic

Mintastic looks like fresh leaves lit from the side, then pushed a little toward icy-sweet. It's lighter than A State of , but it doesn't go hazy or chalky like Glow in the . Compared with , it stays more playful and less "mist-on-glass" crisp, with a cleaner, slightly sweeter undertone that reads more than lime.

The kind of shade I grab for UI backgrounds when you want that light green that still behaves. I've used it for settings panels and empty-state illustrations in wellness and skincare apps, plus product filter chips and callout tiles in clean-ingredients e-comm where the page needs to feel new without turning clinical. It also holds up in motion graphics for onboarding steps, because it doesn't sink into the background the way -adjacent tones can.

Pair it with green, charcoal, or soft navy so the coolness stays crisp, and avoid warm beiges next to it if you want to keep that minty edge 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

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1.16:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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15.26:1AAA

On Black #000000

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18.09:1AAA

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