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

SecondarySky FlashCH 0407 · #38D5F9
SecondaryNavyCH 0078 · #0A353F

Tertiary

TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #674940
TertiaryAdobeCH 0175 · #8B6F67
TertiaryMelonCH 0181 · #B19790
TertiaryShrimpCH 0188 · #D8C1BB

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B08
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #403836
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #968D8A
NeutralGreigeCH 0574 · #BCB2AF
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FFEEE8
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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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