chromary

Iron≈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 VioletCH 0468 · #7F24F2
SecondaryTangerineCH 0030 · #F9892D

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #54645F
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #84928D
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #B6C2BE
TertiaryEvergreenCH 0310 · #172521

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #04130F
NeutralJuniperCH 0314 · #414A47
NeutralMineralCH 0355 · #6B7471
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CDD7D4
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #E5F6F1
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chromaryclaim its numberIron≈Named after Iron #383838, 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 IronLc 93 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.8 : 1
AaIron on PaperLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.8 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on IronLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1
AaIron on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1

Harmonies