Moth

#cbc1a2

Dusty yellow-green for dry, muted UI accents

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About Moth

I keep coming back to Moth when I want a light green-neutral that looks sun-bleached but not chalky. It's more yellowed than a typical green, yet it never tips into the richer amber of . Compared to and , it holds onto a faint earthy tint instead of going fully sand-warm or purely neutral.

On real pages, Moth is the soft layer that lets content do the talking. I use it for UI shells and settings panels in design systems, for CMS editorial backgrounds where headlines need breathing room, and in product pages for wellness and lifestyle brands that want "grounded" without going brown. If you've got too heavy for your layout, Moth gives you the same restrained warmth, but at a lighter weight.

Pair it with deep charcoal and warm off-whites. If your photography runs cooler, Moth can read slightly muddier than expected, so sanity-check it against the actual images you'll publish.

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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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1.80:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.65:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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9.86:1AAA

On Black #000000

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11.69:1AAA

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