Vegas Gold

#c5b358

Brighter golden-green for crisp, active data panels

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About Vegas Gold

Vegas Gold looks like a late-afternoon olive leaf caught in a soft studio light. It's noticeably lighter than the mossy greens around it, but it still reads green first, not the honeyed gold note you'd expect from yellows. Compared with 's settled, leafy calm, Vegas Gold feels more gold-forward and less olive-brown, with a smoother, brighter undertone.

I reach for it when the UI needs a green-family accent that won't feel flat. It works well in dashboards and logistics dashboards for status labels, filter chips, and section dividers where you want emphasis without the herb-leaf punch. On editorial workflows and publishing back-offices, it's a solid choice for callouts and tag pills because it lands crisp against light layouts, unlike which carries more earth and brown weight.

Quick quirk: it can look a bit too sunlit next to cooler grays. If that happens, anchor it with a deeper olive or soft charcoal so the gold doesn't drift.

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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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2.11:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.93:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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8.41:1AAA

On Black #000000

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9.96:1AAA

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