Soy Milk

#d5d2c7

Neutral, slightly warm off-white gray for calm panels

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About Soy Milk

Soy Milk reads like office paper that's been sun-warmed just a little. It's a light gray with a creamy, dusty undertone, not the tight cool structure of or the settled room-feel of . Compared to those, it has more softness in the midtones, and it doesn't feel anchored. It feels like it's holding the page gently.

I reach for it when I need separation without getting into "almost white" territory. It's great for financial and legal tables, invoice and statement views, and document-style UIs where you want the canvas to stay calm while the typography does the work. It also shows up well in onboarding screens and editorial sidebars, especially when you're pairing with deep charcoals and muted ink tones and you want less glare than pure whites. the one you reach for when you need lightness with restraint.

Just don't push it next to very golden creams unless you're okay with the page turning warmer. If your accents are cold, Soy Milk can make them look a bit more muted than you expected.

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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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1.51:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.39:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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11.70:1AAA

On Black #000000

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13.87:1AAA

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