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

SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #42FDED
SecondaryBlue CheckCH 0605 · #289FF6

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #6F5B55
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #9C8984
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #CBBBB6
TertiaryDark RoastCH 0166 · #2E1D18

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B08
NeutralLeatherCH 0205 · #4E4643
NeutralFawnCH 0211 · #786F6D
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DCD2CF
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FFEEE9
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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 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.9 : 1
AaEspresso on ChalkLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.9 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1
AaEspresso on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1

Harmonies