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

SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #40F9C5
SecondaryForestCH 0061 · #003A2B

Tertiary

TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #754E61
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #A27F90
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #D2B3C1
TertiaryDeep CeriseCH 0526 · #341224

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #180B11
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #40383B
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #867D81
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DBD1D5
NeutralPink MilkCH 0556 · #FDEDF4
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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 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.9 : 1
AaEspresso on Pink MilkLc 91 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.9 : 1

Avoid

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

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