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.

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Secondary

SecondarySky FlashCH 0407 · #38D6F7
SecondaryNavyCH 0078 · #053842

Tertiary

TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #73534B
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #A1847B
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #D0B7B0
TertiaryChestnutCH 0165 · #33170F

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B08
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #403836
NeutralFawnCH 0211 · #786F6D
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DCD2CF
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FFEDE9
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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; 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 93 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.7 : 1
AaEspresso on ChalkLc 91 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.7 : 1

Avoid

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

Harmonies