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

SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #42FBFA
SecondaryElectricCH 0071 · #2488F6

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #645E5B
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #928C89
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C2BDBB
TertiaryBarkCH 0164 · #26201D

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #140E0B
NeutralLeatherCH 0205 · #4D4643
NeutralFawnCH 0211 · #78706C
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DBD2CE
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F9F0EC
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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 · 11.0 : 1
AaIron on MilkLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.0 : 1

Avoid

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

Harmonies