Platinum
#e5e4e2
Clean cool light gray with subtle steel undertone
About Platinum
On my monitor, Platinum reads like a polished office desk under cloudy light. It's not quite as warm as Foggy Day and it doesn't hover on the verge of invisible like Helium. Compared to Snowed In, it's a touch less frosty and a bit more settled, with a steadier gray presence.
I use Platinum as a clean light-neutral when I want surfaces to feel finished, not soft. It's a solid pick for design systems and product dashboards in SaaS, especially in analytics pages, settings screens, and admin tables where borders and spacing need to hold their shape. Editorial-wise, it works as the quiet backdrop behind charts and callouts without pushing photography or typography around.
One quirk: because it's slightly more neutral than the others, it can make cool grays feel even cooler. If that's a problem, anchor headers and key numbers with a warmer off-gray or a confident blue-gray instead.
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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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