Sip of Mint
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Warm mint undertone, softly lit neutral for cards
About Sip of Mint
On my screen, Sip of Mint reads like a very pale gray that's been softly rinsed with cool air. It's not the beige-tilted calm of Gentle Frost, and it doesn't carry the yellow warmth of Fish Ceviche. Compared to Alaska, it feels more intentional and cleaner, with a faint minty cool undertone that keeps it from looking passive.
The one you reach for when you need light UI surfaces that won't fight typography. I use it for SaaS marketing pages, editorial landing areas, and reading apps where long-form text needs a background that stays neutral in the margins. It also works well behind interface cards and image crops in dashboards and finance apps, because it feels fresh without turning into a "feature" color.
Quirk: next to true whites, it shows its cool bias. If you want it to disappear, pair it with warmer grays. If you want it to look deliberate, keep headlines and strokes crisp, and let the mint-gray do the quiet work.
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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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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