Salt Mountain
#d7fefe
Paler salt-gray with subtle mint lift for airy grids
About Salt Mountain
A fogged window before sunrise is the vibe: Salt Mountain looks airy like those glacier-near whites, but it carries a calmer, milkier stillness instead of going razor-cool. It's noticeably lighter than the more present icy grays, yet it doesn't feel thin or watery. Compared with Mount Olympus, this one reads a touch more muted and softer in temperature, not as neutral-glacier crisp.
I use it when the UI needs a clean, pale field that still feels grounded. Think dashboards and finance apps with lots of cards, side panels, and form surfaces where you want separation without glare. In SaaS admin for logistics, compliance, and ticketing, it helps secondary containers and table gutters stay readable, especially next to darker gray type. It also avoids the extra blue pull you can get with colder neighbors like Cold Canada, so layouts feel steadier.
Quirk: keep it away from true cyan tints, or it can look faintly washed, like the screen was slightly overexposed.
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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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