Little Lamb

#eae6d7

Softest gray-beige, lighter and cooler than nearby creams

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About Little Lamb

Think of the underside of a wool lamb you'd find in a thrift bin: light, slightly dusty, and never quite chalky. Little Lamb reads gray at a glance, but it's the softest kind of gray in this family. It's cooler than and less creamy, with less yellow drift. Compared to , it keeps a faint gray backbone instead of going almost featureless off-white.

What I reach for is light UI surfaces that need calm without disappearing. It's great for settings panels, onboarding screens, and documentation pages where you want headings to feel crisp but backgrounds to stay out of the way. In retail and logistics dashboards, it gives charts and tables breathing room without sliding toward the weightier feel of . It also works well in packaging for home goods and textiles, especially when product photography is warm.

Pair it with clean ink grays and soft contrast, not icy whites, or it can start to look a little bluish on some screens.

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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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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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On Black #000000

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