Pickled Pineapple

#eeff33

Acid-lime glow that stays gray-leaning and soft

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About Pickled Pineapple

I keep a sticky note in my desk that looks almost like this: a punchy yellow-green that still reads "paper," not metal. Pickled Pineapple is bright, but it's not that high-voltage kind of cool. It has a slightly green undertone and a more wet, pickled brightness, so it feels fresher and more playful than the purer yellows around it.

Use it when you need emphasis that won't look like an alert. I reach for it in product UI for things like "new" chips, onboarding steps, and confirmation states where the attention should land fast without the urgency vibe you get from or the lane-yellow feel of . It also holds up in signage mockups for retail, where the green-lean keeps it from drifting toward warm gold next to gray panels.

Quick caution: pair it with cool grays and neutral whites. Against warmer golds it can start to look a little sickly, and if you place it next to or , its green tint is the first thing people will notice.

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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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16.02:1AAA

On Black #000000

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18.99:1AAA

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