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

SecondaryCyan BlueCH 0402 · #2FB8F6
SecondaryHot PinkCH 0025 · #F62B9A

Tertiary

TertiarySlateCH 0563 · #4B4C45
TertiaryFlaxCH 0248 · #71726C
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #9A9B95
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C5C6C1

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0F100A
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3A3B34
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #808179
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #B4B5AD
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F1F3E9
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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

AaPaper on SootLc 96 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.1 : 1
AaSoot on PaperLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.1 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SootLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.3 : 1
AaSoot on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.3 : 1

Harmonies