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 · #39D9FA
SecondaryPink ShockCH 0120 · #F62ED8

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #615F58
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8F8D87
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C0BEB9
TertiaryBlack EarthCH 0200 · #23211B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #110F09
NeutralField GreyCH 0241 · #4A4841
NeutralHayCH 0247 · #74726A
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D6D4CC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F4F2E8
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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 · 10.9 : 1
AaIron on PaperLc 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