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A little color. A new perspective.

Published Sep 14, 2026

A New Leaf Opens the Week

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Five colors, endless possibilities. Select a color to copy its HEX.

An earthy spring wellness-app palette of leaf green, violet ink, seed paper, coral observation, and watering cyan.

The feeling

A newly opened leaf, pot outline, pale weekly note sheet, coral observation card, and cyan interval rail

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The mood

A newly opened leaf appears beside a simple pot outline. A small coral marker records the observation, while a cyan rail holds the watering interval and a pale note sheet keeps the weekly journal calm and legible.

Leaf Journal establishes the earthy green plane, Seed Ink writes every entry, and Note Paper carries the weekly summary. New Leaf Coral marks one observation, while Watering Rail Cyan organizes the interval without presenting color as care advice.

How to use it

Use Leaf Journal for 55% of the screen, Note Paper for the 31% weekly summary sheet, and New Leaf Coral for the 14% observation card. This ratio keeps the green journal field present, gives notes enough reading space, and confines the new-growth marker to one focused update. Watering Rail Cyan remains a supporting interval rail outside the principal area ratio.

Set Seed Ink on Leaf Journal at 7.31:1, Note Paper at 12.95:1, New Leaf Coral at 5.03:1, and Watering Rail Cyan at 5.59:1. All four pairs pass normal-size AA, so no text-color switch is required. Label “New leaf,” “Watering note,” and “Week” in words, and support each with a leaf outline, interval ticks, or a dated row.

What to watch

None of the four Seed Ink combinations fails normal or large text at the original HEX values. Keep the measured solid colors when using the stated ratios, and recheck contrast after changing a color or adding transparency.

The journal records an imagined observation and interval. It does not promise plant-care results, wellness outcomes, therapy, or advice, and it does not describe a real person or plant.

A considered balance

Make room for
the right colors.

Use Leaf Journal for 55% of the screen, Note Paper for the 31% weekly summary, and New Leaf Coral for the 14% observation card; keep Watering Rail Cyan as a supporting interval rail. Seed Ink is verified for text on every original surface. Label New leaf, Watering note, and Week in words with supporting shapes or interval marks.

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.

55 Base
31 Main
14 Point
Leaf Journal

Background & breathing room

Note Paper

Cards, graphics & sections

New Leaf Coral

Focal areas & key details

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

Text on background
7.31:1 #301238 on #94B774 · AAA normal text
Text on primary
12.95:1 #301238 on #F2E4A8 · AAA normal text
Text on highlight
5.03:1 #301238 on #EA6259 · AA normal text
Text on accent
5.59:1 #301238 on #55A2A5 · AA 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.

IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES

One palette.
A world of possibilities.

See how these five colors come together in a website, a poster, a brand, and a presentation. Explore a different palette and watch the mood change.

ONDA STUDIO / WEB PREVIEW
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INDEPENDENT STUDIO · SEOUL

Design with
today’s color.

A little space for fresh ideas. A considered palette for whatever comes next.

Prepared design previews, recolored with this palette.

COLOR NOTE

Seed Ink passes normal-size AA on all four surfaces: 7.31:1 on Leaf Journal, 12.95:1 on Note Paper, 5.03:1 on New Leaf Coral, and 5.59:1 on Watering Rail Cyan. Recheck after any HEX or opacity change, and do not use color alone for journal labels or care meaning.

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 / a-new-leaf-opens-the-week]
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: Seed Ink #301238
Primary: Note Paper #F2E4A8
Highlight: New Leaf Coral #EA6259
Accent: Watering Rail Cyan #55A2A5
Background: Leaf Journal #94B774

Mood: A newly opened leaf, pot outline, pale weekly note sheet, coral observation card, and cyan interval rail
Suggested uses: Wellness apps
Application note: Use Leaf Journal for 55% of the screen, Note Paper for the 31% weekly summary, and New Leaf Coral for the 14% observation card; keep Watering Rail Cyan as a supporting interval rail. Seed Ink is verified for text on every original surface. Label New leaf, Watering note, and Week in words with supporting shapes or interval marks.
Avoid: Seed Ink passes normal-size AA on all four surfaces: 7.31:1 on Leaf Journal, 12.95:1 on Note Paper, 5.03:1 on New Leaf Coral, and 5.59:1 on Watering Rail Cyan. Recheck after any HEX or opacity change, and do not use color alone for journal labels or care meaning.
Use approximately 55% background, 31% primary, and 14% 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 / a-new-leaf-opens-the-week]
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: Seed Ink #301238
Primary: Note Paper #F2E4A8
Highlight: New Leaf Coral #EA6259
Accent: Watering Rail Cyan #55A2A5
Background: Leaf Journal #94B774

Mood: A newly opened leaf, pot outline, pale weekly note sheet, coral observation card, and cyan interval rail
Suggested uses: Wellness apps
Application note: Use Leaf Journal for 55% of the screen, Note Paper for the 31% weekly summary, and New Leaf Coral for the 14% observation card; keep Watering Rail Cyan as a supporting interval rail. Seed Ink is verified for text on every original surface. Label New leaf, Watering note, and Week in words with supporting shapes or interval marks.
Avoid: Seed Ink passes normal-size AA on all four surfaces: 7.31:1 on Leaf Journal, 12.95:1 on Note Paper, 5.03:1 on New Leaf Coral, and 5.59:1 on Watering Rail Cyan. Recheck after any HEX or opacity change, and do not use color alone for journal labels or care meaning.
Use approximately 55% background, 31% primary, and 14% 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: #301238;
  --color-primary: #F2E4A8;
  --color-highlight: #EA6259;
  --color-accent: #55A2A5;
  --color-background: #94B774;
}
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 / a-new-leaf-opens-the-week]
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: Seed Ink #301238
Primary: Note Paper #F2E4A8
Highlight: New Leaf Coral #EA6259
Accent: Watering Rail Cyan #55A2A5
Background: Leaf Journal #94B774

Mood: A newly opened leaf, pot outline, pale weekly note sheet, coral observation card, and cyan interval rail
Suggested uses: Wellness apps
Application note: Use Leaf Journal for 55% of the screen, Note Paper for the 31% weekly summary, and New Leaf Coral for the 14% observation card; keep Watering Rail Cyan as a supporting interval rail. Seed Ink is verified for text on every original surface. Label New leaf, Watering note, and Week in words with supporting shapes or interval marks.
Avoid: Seed Ink passes normal-size AA on all four surfaces: 7.31:1 on Leaf Journal, 12.95:1 on Note Paper, 5.03:1 on New Leaf Coral, and 5.59:1 on Watering Rail Cyan. Recheck after any HEX or opacity change, and do not use color alone for journal labels or care meaning.
Use approximately 55% background, 31% primary, and 14% 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: 7.31:1. 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: #301238;
  --color-primary: #F2E4A8;
  --color-highlight: #EA6259;
  --color-accent: #55A2A5;
  --color-background: #94B774;
}

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