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

SecondarySkyCH 0076 · #35CDF8
SecondaryNavyCH 0078 · #11333E

Tertiary

TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #644A40
TertiaryCanyonCH 0176 · #887067
TertiarySunburnCH 0182 · #AE9890
TertiaryShrimpCH 0188 · #D5C2BB

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190C07
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #403936
NeutralPewterCH 0564 · #6A615E
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #BBB2AE
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FEEEE8
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chromaryclaim its numberEspresso≈Named after Espresso #4B2E2B, 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

AaChalk on EspressoLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.1 : 1
AaEspresso on ChalkLc 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.1 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaEspresso on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

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