Double Cream
#f2d9a3
Buttery, softer double cream yellow-green for backgrounds
About Double Cream
I think of Double Cream as what you get when a pale butter tone is pushed just a step toward creamy green, then kept deliberately low-contrast. It reads softer than Dumpling, less foggy than Hazy Moon, and it doesn't have Brilliant Gold's denser, gold-like commitment. The result feels light but not blank, with a gentle, milky warmth that stays calm in the background.
I reach for this shade in e-commerce product pages when the brand wants a cozy base without turning yellow, especially behind soft cards, ingredient callouts, or thumbnail grids. It also holds up in light-mode UI for editorial CMS layouts, boutique hospitality menus, and onboarding screens where you want the one you reach for when whitespace needs a hint of warmth that won't shout. Pair it with charcoal text and slightly darker olive accents to keep it from flattening.
Quick check: on very bright screens it can look a touch greener than you expect, so test it beside your true paper white before you commit to full-page fills.
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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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