chromary

Espresso≈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

SecondaryElectric BlueCH 0437 · #46A4F6
SecondaryUltravioletCH 0082 · #8F00FF

Tertiary

TertiaryMinkCH 0571 · #5C5449
TertiaryHessianCH 0214 · #826F4B
TertiarySandcastleCH 0253 · #A39F89
TertiaryChampagneCH 0259 · #D4CFB2

Neutrals

NeutralPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralGreigeCH 0574 · #C5BCB0
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
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claim its numberEspresso≈An 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

AaPaper on EspressoLc 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.0 : 1 · AAA
AaEspresso on PaperLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.0 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaPanel on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1 · fails
AaEspresso on PanelLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1 · fails

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