Trade Winds
#b7c5c6
Light, neutral blue-gray for clean airy layouts
About Trade Winds
Trade Winds looks like the label on a cold storage container: a misty mid-light gray with real substance, not that faint "almost-white" drift. Compared with Dust to Dust, it's a touch more controlled and less warm, so it doesn't feel like it's breathing. Compared with Windy, it keeps more presence and avoids that powdery, hazy cool cast. And unlike Silver Mistral's drier, brushed-metal neutrality, Trade Winds reads softer and slightly more muted.
I reach for it when you need a background that stays calm but still grounds the layout, especially in dashboards and finance apps where card surfaces, table gutters, and filter drawers need separation without looking clinical. It's also solid for healthcare admin screens, like settings and summary panels, where you want the interface to feel settled and clean.
Quick pairing note: keep accents a bit stronger than you would with Windy, or Trade Winds can feel too quiet next to overly pale UI chrome. Pair it with deep text for crisp hierarchy.
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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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