Witch Hazel
#fbf073
Golden witchy chartreuse, warmer and softer than neighbors
About Witch Hazel
On my screen, Witch Hazel reads like a sunflower note that stayed a little longer in the sun, then cooled off. It's not the near-milky, green-tinged hush of Dolly, and it's not the bright highlighter snap of Hyper Beam. Compared to Fuzzy Duckling, the warmth is tighter and more controlled, less "sunny fallback," more deliberate tint.
Use it when you want a pale yellow that still feels in the green family, especially for dashboards and finance apps where you need soft emphasis without looking alert. I'd reach for it in health and food data views for section headers, quiet status cards, and subtle background fills in onboarding flows. It also works well on logistics screens for non-urgent steps and completed-state surfaces, where the one you reach for needs to read as friendly but not sugary.
Quirk: because it sits between warm yellow and green-family light, it pairs best with slightly deeper olives or rich grays so the edges don't feel floaty. I like it as a light emphasis behind short labels and tags, not as a full-bleed field.
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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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