chromary

Soot≈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

SecondaryNasturtiumCH 0186 · #F77E28
SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #F6F940

Tertiary

TertiarySlate BlueCH 0385 · #45484D
TertiaryStorm TealCH 0356 · #6C6F73
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #96989D
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C2C4C8

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0D1014
NeutralGunmetalCH 0576 · #373B40
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7D8087
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #B0B4BB
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #EEF2F9
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chromaryclaim its numberSoot≈Named after Soot #242424, 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

AaMilk on SootLc 96 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.9 : 1
AaSoot on MilkLc 95 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.9 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SootLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1
AaSoot on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1

Harmonies