Yorkshire Cloud

#bac3cc

Softer, slightly warm gray-blue for airy panels

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About Yorkshire Cloud

On the screen, Yorkshire Cloud reads like a pale sky-gray with a soft, cool veil over it. It's not as bluish as , so it doesn't feel like it's borrowed from a refrigerator-door highlight. And compared with , it's a touch more relaxed in temperature and tone, less "clean wipe-down," more gentle atmospheric wash.

I use it when I want lightness that stays calm without turning dusty or flat like can under certain blues. It's a reliable pick for dashboards and healthcare platforms where section backgrounds need to feel airy, but still grounded. Think panel headers, form fields, and secondary surfaces in SaaS admin, plus the quiet banding you see behind tables and filter groups.

Pairing note: Yorkshire Cloud holds up next to white better than the heavier cool grays do, but if you drop it next to very bright neutrals, bump contrast with a slightly darker border. It's the one you reach for when you want "not quite white" with a softer, more neutral cool edge than the nearby blues.","notes":"

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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.

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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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9.93:1AAA

On Black #000000

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