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

SecondarySky FlashCH 0407 · #38D5F9
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #4B23F0

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #605E5B
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8F8C89
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C0BDBB
TertiaryBlack EarthCH 0200 · #23201E

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #110F0C
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4A4744
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #74716D
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D3D0
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F5F1ED
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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 · 11.2 : 1
AaIron on MilkLc 91 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.2 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on IronLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1
AaIron on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1

Harmonies