chromary

Steel≈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

SecondaryHazardCH 0029 · #F76A25
SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FBE93C

Tertiary

TertiaryChambrayCH 0392 · #6A6F75
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #94999E
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C1C4C9
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #262A2F

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0C1015
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #51565C
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7B8187
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #CFD5DC
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #ECF2FA
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chromaryclaim its numberSteel≈Named after Steel #3E4A50, 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 SteelLc 87 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1
AaSteel on MilkLc 83 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SteelLc 12 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1
AaSteel on CharcoalLc 11 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1

Harmonies