Superstar

#ffcc11

Sunny chartreuse-gold with softer saturation for calls

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About Superstar

Superstar is the kind of green-family yellow you spot on a label that was printed a little too confidently: bright, but not candy-flashy. It sits lighter and more luminous than , with a cleaner yellow body and less "honeyed weight." Compared to , it doesn't carry that faint green wink, so it reads more straightforwardly buttery than plasticky. And next to , it feels a touch more focused, with a higher-clarity tone rather than that just-before-bread warmth.

I use the one you reach for when you need high-visibility callouts that still feel controlled on food and CPG screens. Think nutrition fact highlights, promo chips, and step markers in retail media pages where you want clear status emphasis without drifting into the sharper plastic punch of or the gentler, sun-baked vibe of . It also holds up on mobile dashboards for limited-time offers because it stays crisp against darker greens.

Quirk: it can look slightly too "printed" beside very pale creams, so give it a stronger green stroke or pair with deeper olive to keep it from flattening.

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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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1.51:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.39:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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11.72:1AAA

On Black #000000

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13.90:1AAA

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