# Glacier Mint — palette recipe

## The idea
- Crisp, icy whites with a cool mint tint and a clear teal accent: fresh, clean and quietly optimistic.

## Use it for
- Health and fitness apps
- Clean-tech and sustainability pages
- Onboarding and sign-up flows

## Avoid it when
- The brand should feel heavy, rich or vintage
- The page needs a cosy, autumn feel

## Colours
- Ice Melt (background): #f1faf8
- Fresh Snow (surface): #ffffff
- Deep Spruce (text): #0f2e2b
- Frosted Pine (muted): #3f5e59
- Clear Teal (accent): #00796b
- Twilight Iris (accent-2): #4c50b8
- Mint Rim (border): #bfe1da

## Accessible pairs
- Deep Spruce on Fresh Snow — 14.5:1 (AA)
- Fresh Snow on Deep Spruce — 14.5:1 (AA)
- Deep Spruce on Ice Melt — 13.7:1 (AA)
- Ice Melt on Deep Spruce — 13.7:1 (AA)
- Deep Spruce on Mint Rim — 10.4:1 (AA)
- Mint Rim on Deep Spruce — 10.4:1 (AA)
- Fresh Snow on Frosted Pine — 7.1:1 (AA)
- Frosted Pine on Fresh Snow — 7.1:1 (AA)
- Frosted Pine on Ice Melt — 6.7:1 (AA)
- Ice Melt on Frosted Pine — 6.7:1 (AA)
- Fresh Snow on Twilight Iris — 6.7:1 (AA)
- Twilight Iris on Fresh Snow — 6.7:1 (AA)
- Ice Melt on Twilight Iris — 6.3:1 (AA)
- Twilight Iris on Ice Melt — 6.3:1 (AA)
- Clear Teal on Fresh Snow — 5.3:1 (AA)
- Fresh Snow on Clear Teal — 5.3:1 (AA)
- Frosted Pine on Mint Rim — 5.1:1 (AA)
- Mint Rim on Frosted Pine — 5.1:1 (AA)
- Clear Teal on Ice Melt — 5.0:1 (AA)
- Ice Melt on Clear Teal — 5.0:1 (AA)
- Mint Rim on Twilight Iris — 4.8:1 (AA)
- Twilight Iris on Mint Rim — 4.8:1 (AA)
- Clear Teal on Mint Rim — 3.8:1 (AA large)
- Mint Rim on Clear Teal — 3.8:1 (AA large)

## Principles
- Keep large areas almost white; the mint tint should be felt more than seen.
- Use clear teal for actions and twilight iris only for a contrasting second signal.
- Pair rounded shapes and generous spacing with this palette to keep it airy.
- Use the mint rim for borders and focus outlines on white.