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

SecondarySky FlashCH 0407 · #39D5FA
SecondaryNavyCH 0078 · #003440

Tertiary

TertiaryWalnutCH 0094 · #724234
TertiaryPapayaCH 0178 · #966A5C
TertiaryMelonCH 0181 · #BB9386
TertiaryCantaloupeCH 0189 · #E1BEB2

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B07
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #403836
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877E7B
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DCD2CF
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FFEEE8
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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

AaChalk on EspressoLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.3 : 1
AaEspresso on ChalkLc 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.3 : 1

Avoid

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

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