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

SecondaryCyan BlueCH 0402 · #2EB4F8
SecondaryUltravioletCH 0082 · #8625F3

Tertiary

TertiaryBurnt CaramelCH 0126 · #6B5C37
TertiaryMushroomCH 0572 · #998B6B
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C8BDA2
TertiaryCoffee BeanCH 0204 · #2C1E00

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #140F04
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3D3A34
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #838078
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D4CC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F8F1E3
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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

AaPaper on EspressoLc 93 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.3 : 1
AaEspresso on PaperLc 91 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.3 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1
AaEspresso on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1

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