Wind Blown

#dde3e7

Soft neutral gray with airy, windlike coolness

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About Wind Blown

Paint a white header area and then stack a few lines of gray UI text over it. Wind Blown sits in that "almost airy" zone: it's light enough to feel like a soft field, but it doesn't float away into the near-invisible neutrality of . Compared to , it reads a touch more subdued and slightly less cool, with a whisper of gray that stays visibly present, not glassy-blue.

I use it when you need light surfaces that still hold structure: dashboards in logistics and operations where tables, filters, and panel frames have to stay readable at a glance, plus finance admin screens that need calm backgrounds without drifting toward icy tint. It's also the one you reach for when editorial layouts want breathing room behind pull quotes and charts, and the light gray needs to look steady next to white.

Pair it with crisp cool grays or charcoal type so the hierarchy lands. If you put it next to warmer creams, it can start to feel flat rather than softly integrated.

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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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1.30:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.19:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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13.68:1AAA

On Black #000000

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16.22:1AAA

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