Frost
#e1e4c5
Frosted pale green for crisp, low-saturation backgrounds
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 Airy Fields, it has more green identity and less neutrality. Compared to April Showers, it feels cooler and less warmed up, with a softer, quieter saturation. It's not the growing-sage pigment of Breath of Celery 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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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