chromary

Asphalt≈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

SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F4295D
SecondaryHoneyCH 0044 · #F9AC30

Tertiary

TertiaryShaleCH 0577 · #626B6F
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #8E9699
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #BCC3C6
TertiarySootCH 0561 · #20292C

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #081114
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #4E575A
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #798286
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CCD6DA
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E8F4F9
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chromaryclaim its numberAsphalt≈Named after Asphalt #434449, 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 AsphaltLc 89 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.1 : 1
AaAsphalt on Club SodaLc 86 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.1 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on AsphaltLc 10 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.9 : 1
AaAsphalt on CharcoalLc 8 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.9 : 1

Harmonies