chromary

≈ EspressoText: auto, white, whichever reads better. Tap for black.

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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

Secondary≈ Sky#35CDF9
SecondaryNavyCH 0078 · #1A2B3C

Tertiary

TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #635147
TertiaryCanyonCH 0176 · #816D61
TertiarySunburnCH 0182 · #B39888
TertiaryShrimpCH 0188 · #D9CAC2

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ EspressoAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Espresso #4B2E2B.chromary

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaChalk on ≈ EspressoLc 96 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.5 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Espresso on ChalkLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.5 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ≈ EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Espresso on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails

HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.