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

SecondaryElectricCH 0071 · #2189F5
SecondaryFlamingo PopCH 0545 · #F830BB
SecondaryHoneyCH 0044 · #F8AD30

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #5F6662
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8C938F
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #BCC2BF
TertiaryHunterCH 0307 · #1F2623

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0A110E
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #4F5753
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #7A837E
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CDD7D2
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #EBF5EF
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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 91 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.0 : 1
AaIron on PaperLc 88 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.0 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on IronLc 7 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1
AaIron on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1

Harmonies