Vermicelles

#dabe82

Lighter, drier yellow-green for crisp highlights

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About Vermicelles

Vermicelles reads like a thin veil of pale lemon-gold over leaf-green, not a flat cream and not a honey deposit. It's light, yes, but it keeps a clearer yellow edge than , and it feels less buttered and more delicate than . Compared to , it's slightly less rich and more airy, with a softer, gentler saturation that avoids that "warm cookie" vibe.

I'm using Vermicelles when the layout needs a highlight that looks bright in a quiet way. It's a solid call for product cards and onboarding, especially in e-commerce, subscriptions, and consumer fintech where you want accents that stay friendly without turning into the heavier warmth of or the greener wash of . It also works well on web editorials for pull quotes and section headers when you want legibility from contrast in tone, not from loud saturation.

Quick caution: on very dark olives it can start to read too yellow. Pair it with muted sage, crisp off-white, or a cooler beige so the undertone stays clean.

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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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9.84:1AAA

On Black #000000

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11.67:1AAA

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