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

SecondaryAcidCH 0037 · #B6FB3C
SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #42FCF0

Tertiary

TertiaryAsphaltCH 0007 · #4C464A
TertiaryStaticCH 0008 · #726D70
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #9C969A
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C7C2C5

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #130E11
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3F383D
NeutralTaupeCH 0100 · #857E83
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DAD1D7
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F7EFF4
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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 · 13.8 : 1
AaSoot on MilkLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.8 : 1

Avoid

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

Harmonies