Lit

#fffed8

Creamy warm-lit background for soft gray layouts

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About Lit

On my last mock, Lit read like someone caught the white of paper and let it drift a touch toward a pale gray. It's bright, but not crisp. Compared with 's gentle buttery cast, Lit feels cleaner and more neutral, with less "dusty cheese" warmth. And against , Lit holds onto a little more lightness and softness instead of staying cool and disciplined.

I like it for dashboards and finance apps where you need the UI to feel light without slipping into a yellow page. It's great behind dense tables, receipts, and HR admin screens, especially when you want cards and charts to pop while the background stays calm. It also works well for editorial landing pages and product grids where photography needs room to breathe, but you don't want that paper-warm look to turn creamy.

Quirk: pair Lit with neutral to slightly warm grays for borders and labels. Go too cool and the stack can start to feel like it's fighting itself, not flowing.

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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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17.23:1AAA

On Black #000000

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