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Black Earth≈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

SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #40FAC1
SecondarySkyCH 0076 · #33C5F8

Tertiary

TertiaryAsphaltCH 0007 · #474545
TertiaryStorm TealCH 0356 · #6E6C6C
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #989696
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C4C3C3

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #110F0F
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #575555
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #827F7F
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D6D3D3
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F4F1F1
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chromaryclaim its numberBlack Earth≈Named after Black Earth #24211C, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0200Black Earth
CH 0199Charred Oak

Color Values

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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 Black EarthLc 97 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.2 : 1
AaBlack Earth on MilkLc 95 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.2 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on Black EarthLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1
AaBlack Earth on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1

Harmonies

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