Frost

#e1e4c5

Frosted pale green for crisp, low-saturation backgrounds

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About Frost

Frost reads like pale icing on a window: very light, slightly creamy, and still unmistakably green once you stop staring at the white. Compared to , it has more green identity and less neutrality. Compared to , it feels cooler and less warmed up, with a softer, quieter saturation. It's not the growing-sage pigment of Breath of either, just a restrained frosty tint that holds its own on a light canvas.

I use Frost for minimal editorial layouts, wellness dashboards, and data-heavy SaaS screens where the background can't steal attention but still needs a green backbone. It plays well for product marketing pages too, especially in light-mode design systems where you want that cool-off-white feel without drifting toward yellow.

One quirk: it can look a touch greener next to true white, so I'll often pair it with charcoal or deeper greens to lock the temperature in.

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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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On Gray 900 #18181b

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13.59:1AAA

On Black #000000

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16.11:1AAA

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