chromary

Clay≈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 · #40EEFC
SecondaryBright AzureCH 0432 · #1358F3

Tertiary

TertiaryBiscuitCH 0212 · #746B65
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #9D9590
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C9C2BD
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2F2722

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #150D09
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #5B544F
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #867E7A
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DBD2CD
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FCEFE8
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chromaryclaim its numberClay≈Named after Clay #52443D, 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

AaChalk on ClayLc 87 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.5 : 1
AaClay on ChalkLc 84 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.5 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ClayLc 11 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.0 : 1
AaClay on CharcoalLc 10 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.0 : 1

Harmonies