Snowflake

#eff0f0

Clean neutral near-white with cooler, softer cast

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About Snowflake

Snowflake shows up as that soft, chalky near-white you see on the top edge of paper under diffuse winter light. It's lighter than , but it doesn't feel steadier or grayer in the same way. Compared with , it gives you less of that gentle warmth and instead lands closer to an even, neutral cool. And where breathes a little more, Snowflake sits more buttoned-up, with a tighter, cleaner tone.

I use Snowflake when the interface needs background lift without drifting toward the slightly more present whites that brings. It's my go-to for dashboards and finance apps headers, quiet form surfaces, and subtle card backs in dark mode where you want content to pop but not glow. For document-style admin screens and healthcare scheduling grids, it reads crisp while staying the one you reach for when you don't want warmth creeping in.

One quirk: because it's very light and lightly saturated, it can feel a touch flat next to medium grays unless you add contrast through borders or type weight.

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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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15.52:1AAA

On Black #000000

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18.39:1AAA

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