ChromaWell

Forest Canopy Palette

Looking up through overlapping tree layers — several distinct greens, not one flat forest-green.

#1B3A1B

understory shadow

HSL 120° 37% 17%

12.6:1 on white

#2D5F2D

mid-canopy green

HSL 120° 36% 28%

7.5:1 on white

#5C8A3A

sunlit leaf green

HSL 95° 41% 38%

4.1:1 on white

#8FBC5A

canopy highlight

HSL 88° 42% 55%

2.2:1 on white

#D9E4A8

filtered-light gold-green

HSL 71° 53% 78%

1.3:1 on white

Using this palette

A real forest canopy has at least four visibly different greens depending on how much light is reaching each layer, and this palette tries to hold onto that rather than collapsing to a single 'forest green.' Lead with #1B3A1B or #2D5F2D for anything that needs to feel grounded and serious (headers, nav), and use #D9E4A8 sparingly as a light accent where sun would actually punch through — a highlight, a badge, never a full background, since it reads yellow-green in isolation and loses the 'forest' association. All five swatches are green-family, so pair with a genuinely neutral gray or off-white if you need a resting point for the eye.