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 · #41FAE2
SecondaryForestCH 0061 · #163C36

Tertiary

TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #72565D
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #9F868C
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #CEB8BD
TertiaryGarnetCH 0129 · #311920

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #180B0F
NeutralClayCH 0170 · #4E4547
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #786F71
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DCD1D3
NeutralPink MilkCH 0556 · #FEEDF1
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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

AaPink Milk on EspressoLc 93 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.1 : 1
AaEspresso on Pink MilkLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.1 : 1

Avoid

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

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