chromary

Charcoal≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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Your color as a brand: the primary, the secondary colors from the chosen scheme, lighter and darker versions for backgrounds and states, and the neutrals from night to paper through greys tinted with your hue. Copy it as CSS.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #F0FB40
SecondaryPanelCH 0004 · #101106

Tertiary

TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #35343E
TertiaryShaleCH 0577 · #605E68
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8E8C95
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #BEBDC5

Neutrals

NeutralGraphiteCH 0006 · #2C2A35
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #48474E
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #727078
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D4D3DC
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #F2F0FE
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chromaryclaim its numberCharcoal≈Named after Charcoal #121212, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaClub Soda on CharcoalLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.0 : 1
AaCharcoal on Club SodaLc 97 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.0 : 1

Avoid

AaGraphite on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaCharcoal on GraphiteLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies