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Molasses≈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.

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Secondary

SecondaryBlue CheckCH 0605 · #2596F4
SecondaryNightfallCH 0419 · #0A233A

Tertiary

TertiaryCiderCH 0207 · #574128
TertiaryFawnCH 0211 · #7D6952
TertiaryOatmealCH 0217 · #A6947F
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #D1C0AF

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #160D04
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3F3A34
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #857F79
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DAD3CC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #FBF0E4
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chromaryclaim its numberMolasses≈Named after Molasses #311C04, 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 MolassesLc 97 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.3 : 1
AaMolasses on PaperLc 95 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.3 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on MolassesLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1
AaMolasses on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1

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