Hay and Buttercup color palette
Hay and Buttercup is a 5-color palette drawing on greens, pinks and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 48% (#3F6B3A, medium-dark) to 98% (#FFF9E5, very light), and its most saturated color, #8DB255, is moderately saturated. 1 of its 4 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 1 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged nature, spring and green.
- Dark Moss Green #3F6B3A
- Persian Green #5E8C61
- Muted Teal #8DB255
- Cherry Blossom Pink #E8B4C8
- Cornsilk #FFF9E5
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Moss Green | #3F6B3A | rgb(63, 107, 58) | hsl(114, 30%, 32%) | oklch(48.3% 0.09 141.8) |
| Persian Green | #5E8C61 | rgb(94, 140, 97) | hsl(124, 20%, 46%) | oklch(59.5% 0.082 146) |
| Muted Teal | #8DB255 | rgb(141, 178, 85) | hsl(84, 38%, 52%) | oklch(71.6% 0.128 127.3) |
| Cherry Blossom Pink | #E8B4C8 | rgb(232, 180, 200) | hsl(337, 53%, 81%) | oklch(82.3% 0.065 353.7) |
| Cornsilk | #FFF9E5 | rgb(255, 249, 229) | hsl(46, 100%, 95%) | oklch(98.1% 0.027 93.1) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Hay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFF9E5 on #3F6B3A | 5.91:1 | AA | Lc -82.0 |
| #FFF9E5 on #5E8C61 | 3.69:1 | AA large | Lc -67.8 |
| #E8B4C8 on #3F6B3A | 3.49:1 | AA large | Lc -48.0 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
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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/3f6b3a-5e8c61-8db255-e8b4c8-fff9e5.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.