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

SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #3BE2FA
SecondaryGunmetalCH 0576 · #0D3B42

Tertiary

TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #755651
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #A18580
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #D0B8B3
TertiaryChestnutCH 0165 · #331814

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B09
NeutralClayCH 0170 · #4E4544
NeutralFawnCH 0211 · #786F6D
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DCD1D0
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FFEDEA
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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

AaMilk on EspressoLc 93 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.3 : 1
AaEspresso on MilkLc 90 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.3 : 1

Avoid

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

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