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

SecondaryElectric BlueCH 0437 · #2AA7F7
SecondaryNavyCH 0078 · #07324E

Tertiary

TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #694A2D
TertiaryHazelnutCH 0213 · #8D7056
TertiarySunburnCH 0182 · #B29881
TertiarySherbetCH 0190 · #D9C2AE

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #170D05
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3F3934
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #867F79
NeutralGreigeCH 0574 · #BAB3AD
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FCEFE4
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chromaryclaim its numberEspresso≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Espresso #4B2E2B.

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaChalk on EspressoLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.1 : 1 · AAA
AaEspresso on ChalkLc 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.1 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaCharcoal on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
AaEspresso on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails

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