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

SecondaryHazardCH 0029 · #F65B23
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FCDE3A

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #5C6065
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8A8E92
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #BBBFC3
TertiaryDeep SlateCH 0380 · #1E2226

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0C1014
NeutralSteelCH 0386 · #43484E
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #6D7278
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CFD5DB
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #ECF3F9
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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

AaMilk on IronLc 93 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.9 : 1
AaIron on MilkLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.9 : 1

Avoid

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

Harmonies