Leafy Lemon

#c0f000

Lighter leaf yellow-green for calm, readable highlights

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About Leafy Lemon

Leafy Lemon looks like fresh turned just a notch softer and more airy. It's a green that stays clearly green, but the undertone leans cooler than and less electric than . Against Glorious Green Glitter, you get less of that glossy yellowish shimmer, more of a matte, leaf-in-daylight calm.

I reach for it in dashboards and finance apps when you need "green is on" without the UI feeling sharp-edged or overly technical. It works well for completed steps, inventory readiness badges, and logistics scan confirmations where you want visibility but not a panic signal. Compared to it won't feel clipped, and compared to it's less warm and more laid-back, so it holds up across longer UI runs.

Pair it with cool charcoals, navy grays, or clean off-whites. With warm beige it can start to look a little washed out, so keep the background temperature on the cooler side.

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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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1.34:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.23:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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13.25:1AAA

On Black #000000

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15.71:1AAA

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