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 · #36C8F9
SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #6423EF

Tertiary

TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #6E5A3C
TertiaryMochaCH 0096 · #9C896F
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #CBBBA5
TertiaryMolassesCH 0203 · #2F1C00

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #160E04
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3E3A34
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #847F78
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D9D3CC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #FAF0E3
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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 · 11.4 : 1
AaEspresso on PaperLc 91 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.4 : 1

Avoid

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

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