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Published Aug 4, 2026

City Leaves, Set in Type

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A graphic garden-editorial palette pairing bright leaf green with forest type, mint feature cards, cobalt navigation, and warm-gray captions.

The feeling

Bright garden green shaped into a crisp spring magazine spread

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The mood

A clear leaf-green field gives a city-garden feature the energy of a freshly printed spring issue. Forest Ink keeps the page grounded, while cobalt bars and airy mint cards turn the garden theme into an editorial system rather than decoration.

How to use it

Open the feature on City Leaf with Forest Ink for the headline, standfirst, and folio at 6.18:1. Set article cards in Mint Page with Forest Ink at 13.76:1. Cobalt Index works as the chapter-navigation bar with Mint Page labels at 7.00:1, and the same cobalt makes a valid card edge against both Mint Page at 7.00:1 and City Leaf at 3.14:1.

Warm Caption holds photo captions and credits with Forest Ink at 11.47:1. Where that caption panel meets the green canvas, use a Cobalt Index rule; cobalt separates from Warm Caption at 5.83:1 and City Leaf at 3.14:1. Mark a chosen story with a cobalt tab plus the words “Selected article.” Divide the spread into 52% City Leaf, 32% Mint Page, and 16% Cobalt Index, reserving Warm Caption for compact caption blocks.

What to watch

Forest Ink fails on Cobalt Index at 1.97:1, so cobalt navigation requires Mint Page labels. Mint Page and City Leaf are only 2.23:1 apart, and Warm Caption and City Leaf only 1.86:1; neither light panel can meet the green field without the cobalt edge. Mint Page and Warm Caption are just 1.20:1 apart, so keep them from forming adjacent unlabeled sections.

A considered balance

Make room for
the right colors.

Create a city-garden magazine spread on City Leaf with Forest Ink headlines. Use Mint Page for feature cards, Cobalt Index for chapter navigation and panel rules, and Warm Caption for captions. Label the selected article with a cobalt tab and visible text.

Start with a generous background, introduce your primary color, then use the highlight sparingly. The ratios are a guide for large surfaces, not a fixed recipe.

52 Base
32 Main
16 Point
City Leaf

Background & breathing room

Mint Page

Cards, graphics & sections

Cobalt Index

Focal areas & key details

Background · Primary · Highlight. Use text and accent colors where their roles call for them.

Text on background
6.18:1 #102A1A on #55B86B · AA normal text
Text on primary
13.76:1 #102A1A on #E5F7EA · AAA normal text
Text on highlight
1.97:1 #102A1A on #2348B8 · Not suitable for text

The original text has low contrast (1.97:1). This example uses Mint Page (#E5F7EA) from the same palette instead of #102A1A on #2348B8, improving contrast to 7.00:1. This meets WCAG AA for normal text.

Text on accent
11.47:1 #102A1A on #E4DED3 · AAA normal text

Contrast is calculated for these specific pairs. Large text means at least 24 px regular or about 18.7 px bold. Check every pairing in your final design.

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COLOR NOTE

Use Forest Ink on City Leaf at 6.18:1, Mint Page at 13.76:1, and Warm Caption at 11.47:1. Never use it on Cobalt Index, where it reaches only 1.97:1; use Mint Page labels at 7.00:1. Edge mint cards and warm-gray captions with Cobalt Index because cobalt passes against those panels and the green canvas.

From inspiration to creation

Your next idea,
in these colors.

Add a considered color direction to the design you already have in mind. Your layout and instructions stay yours.

  1. Write your design request.
  2. Choose a color guide and copy it.
  3. Paste it after your request.
  4. Review the result and check readability.

Try it in the design or AI tool you already use.

[Color guide — coloring.today / city-leaves-set-in-type]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Forest Ink #102A1A
Primary: Mint Page #E5F7EA
Highlight: Cobalt Index #2348B8
Accent: Warm Caption #E4DED3
Background: City Leaf #55B86B

Mood: Bright garden green shaped into a crisp spring magazine spread
Suggested uses: Editorial design
Application note: Create a city-garden magazine spread on City Leaf with Forest Ink headlines. Use Mint Page for feature cards, Cobalt Index for chapter navigation and panel rules, and Warm Caption for captions. Label the selected article with a cobalt tab and visible text.
Avoid: Use Forest Ink on City Leaf at 6.18:1, Mint Page at 13.76:1, and Warm Caption at 11.47:1. Never use it on Cobalt Index, where it reaches only 1.97:1; use Mint Page labels at 7.00:1. Edge mint cards and warm-gray captions with Cobalt Index because cobalt passes against those panels and the green canvas.
Use approximately 52% background, 32% primary, and 16% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Keep the original HEX values. Choose readable text/background pairings without silently changing the palette. Do not introduce unrelated colors.
[Color guide — coloring.today / city-leaves-set-in-type]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Forest Ink #102A1A
Primary: Mint Page #E5F7EA
Highlight: Cobalt Index #2348B8
Accent: Warm Caption #E4DED3
Background: City Leaf #55B86B

Mood: Bright garden green shaped into a crisp spring magazine spread
Suggested uses: Editorial design
Application note: Create a city-garden magazine spread on City Leaf with Forest Ink headlines. Use Mint Page for feature cards, Cobalt Index for chapter navigation and panel rules, and Warm Caption for captions. Label the selected article with a cobalt tab and visible text.
Avoid: Use Forest Ink on City Leaf at 6.18:1, Mint Page at 13.76:1, and Warm Caption at 11.47:1. Never use it on Cobalt Index, where it reaches only 1.97:1; use Mint Page labels at 7.00:1. Edge mint cards and warm-gray captions with Cobalt Index because cobalt passes against those panels and the green canvas.
Use approximately 52% background, 32% primary, and 16% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Use these semantic tokens consistently. Keep the original HEX values.
:root {
  --color-text: #102A1A;
  --color-primary: #E5F7EA;
  --color-highlight: #2348B8;
  --color-accent: #E4DED3;
  --color-background: #55B86B;
}
Background is the canvas, text is readable copy, primary is a key surface, highlight draws attention, and accent adds small secondary details.
[Color guide — coloring.today / city-leaves-set-in-type]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Forest Ink #102A1A
Primary: Mint Page #E5F7EA
Highlight: Cobalt Index #2348B8
Accent: Warm Caption #E4DED3
Background: City Leaf #55B86B

Mood: Bright garden green shaped into a crisp spring magazine spread
Suggested uses: Editorial design
Application note: Create a city-garden magazine spread on City Leaf with Forest Ink headlines. Use Mint Page for feature cards, Cobalt Index for chapter navigation and panel rules, and Warm Caption for captions. Label the selected article with a cobalt tab and visible text.
Avoid: Use Forest Ink on City Leaf at 6.18:1, Mint Page at 13.76:1, and Warm Caption at 11.47:1. Never use it on Cobalt Index, where it reaches only 1.97:1; use Mint Page labels at 7.00:1. Edge mint cards and warm-gray captions with Cobalt Index because cobalt passes against those panels and the green canvas.
Use approximately 52% background, 32% primary, and 16% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Text/background contrast: 6.18:1. This is one measured pair, not a guarantee for the whole palette. Check every actual text/background pairing against WCAG AA. Prefer readable combinations from the original colors, keep visible keyboard focus, and never communicate state through color alone. If no original pairing meets the requirement, propose a separately labeled derived color with its original HEX, proposed HEX, purpose and measured contrast. Never overwrite the source palette.

This guide preserves the original HEX values. Review the output before using it.

Bring it into your project

Five colors.
Ready to use.

Copy the same colors as semantic CSS variables. Every preview and prompt on this page uses this palette.

:root {
  --color-text: #102A1A;
  --color-primary: #E5F7EA;
  --color-highlight: #2348B8;
  --color-accent: #E4DED3;
  --color-background: #55B86B;
}

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