chromary

Yale≈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

SecondaryHazardCH 0029 · #F86925
SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FCE83C

Tertiary

TertiaryFaded DenimCH 0428 · #5F7A99
TertiaryFog BlueCH 0433 · #89A1BD
TertiaryLavender BlueCH 0441 · #B6CAE1
TertiaryNavyCH 0078 · #17304D

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #07101A
NeutralGunmetalCH 0576 · #363B41
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7B8187
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #AFB5BC
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E9F3FF
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chromaryclaim its numberYale≈Named after Yale #304A63, 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

AaClub Soda on YaleLc 83 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.9 : 1
AaYale on Club SodaLc 79 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.9 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on YaleLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.5 : 1
AaYale on InkLc 15 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.5 : 1

Harmonies