Dandelion and Buttercup color palette
Dandelion and Buttercup is a 5-color palette drawing on teals and cyans, greens and yellows. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 29% (#00332C, dark) to 96% (#F2F5D8, very light), and its most saturated color, #6F9271, is muted. 1 of its 5 chromatic colors sit on the cool side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged nature, spring, green, muted, calm and colorblind-friendly.
- Pakistan Green #00332C
- Dark Moss Green #505F3E
- Slate Gray #6F9271
- Muted Teal #90C0A8
- Cornsilk #F2F5D8
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Green | #00332C | rgb(0, 51, 44) | hsl(172, 100%, 10%) | oklch(28.8% 0.052 180.6) |
| Dark Moss Green | #505F3E | rgb(80, 95, 62) | hsl(87, 21%, 31%) | oklch(46.3% 0.054 128.2) |
| Slate Gray | #6F9271 | rgb(111, 146, 113) | hsl(123, 14%, 50%) | oklch(62.4% 0.063 146.2) |
| Muted Teal | #90C0A8 | rgb(144, 192, 168) | hsl(150, 28%, 66%) | oklch(76.7% 0.061 162.8) |
| Cornsilk | #F2F5D8 | rgb(242, 245, 216) | hsl(66, 59%, 90%) | oklch(96% 0.038 111.9) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Dandelion and Buttercup, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #F2F5D8 on #00332C | 12.47:1 | AAA | Lc -95.0 |
| #00332C on #90C0A8 | 6.82:1 | AA | Lc 58.4 |
| #F2F5D8 on #505F3E | 6.18:1 | AA | Lc -80.5 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia. It is tagged colorblind-friendly: every pair stays at least ΔE 0.14 apart.
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/00332c-505f3e-6f9271-90c0a8-f2f5d8.json.
Make it your own
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