Mimosa

#f5e9d5

Mellow yellow-beige gray for warm, low-contrast UI

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About Mimosa

Mimosa looks like the moment a beige paper bag dries out: light, -tan, but with a softer, slightly gray-sand cast. It never gets as warm and inviting as "A Smell of Bakery," and it doesn't sink into the heavier, more committed beige of . If is almost blank-canvas, Mimosa keeps a faint, grounded texture in the background without turning into cream.

I like it behind typography-heavy screens where you want warmth to feel present, not loud. It's a strong fit for publishing layouts, SaaS settings, and content libraries that need long-form comfort without drifting into dated parchment. Pair it with crisp neutrals for UI chrome and let photography stay natural, since this shade stays calm next to both warm and cool dark text.

Quirk to watch: it's sensitive to temperature shifts, but in a different way than . On warmer displays it leans more honey-tan; on cooler ones it reads a touch more gray-sand. Check your target screens before you lock the layout.

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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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1.20:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.10:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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14.76:1AAA

On Black #000000

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17.50:1AAA

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